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FM123

(10,053 posts)
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 09:49 AM Jan 2018

So while folks were looking at McCabe, Trumpy gave Putin a pass yesterday

The Trump administration, under fire from lawmakers for not punishing Moscow over election meddling, said Monday it will NOT implement Russia-related sanctions mandated by Congress last year because the threat itself is acting as a “deterrent.”

The decision was made public after nightfall on deadline day for implementing sanctions against those who do business with Russian defense and intelligence firms, as required under a 2017 law.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/rich-russians-still-waiting-to-exhale/2018/01/29/7df459ca-052a-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html?utm_term=.938e06354de9

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So while folks were looking at McCabe, Trumpy gave Putin a pass yesterday (Original Post) FM123 Jan 2018 OP
No we were all looking at that too. mucifer Jan 2018 #1
Not us, here at DU. I meant a lot of folks in general who are not keeping up with the news. FM123 Jan 2018 #2
People "not keeping up with the news" BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #3
Yes, you right about that, it's like there is this insistence on staying uninformed FM123 Jan 2018 #4
OR BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #5

BumRushDaShow

(128,964 posts)
3. People "not keeping up with the news"
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 09:55 AM
Jan 2018

aren't keeping up with what is going on with the FBI either and probably 90% couldn't tell you who the hell "McCabe" is.

BumRushDaShow

(128,964 posts)
5. OR
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 10:07 AM
Jan 2018

people have other problems (health, financial, family) that is more important to their lives and requires their immediate attention.

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