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everything is starting to hit the fan.
Mnuchin is the one who said after the sanctions were lifted to the Senators who were questioning him about this, he replied "trust the WH" 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/mnuchin-russia-sanctions.html
Representative Brad Sherman, another California Democrat, said he opposed easing the sanctions because it would only increase the wealth of Mr. Deripaska. He said Mr. Mnuchin had no response to that argument except that lawmakers should trust the administration.
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