16 Jan 2019 8:49 pm
So, even before Mueller has finished his investigation, the Trump administration along with a bunch of complicit Republican Senators are about to lift sanctions related to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the man who Paul Manafort was briefing during the campaign.
GOP-Run Senate Backs End to Sanctions on Firms Tied to Putin Ally
The Senate blocked a Democratic bid to force the Treasury Department to keep sanctions on three Russian companies linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, as most Republicans backed the Trump administration’s plan to lift the penalties.
The 57-42 Senate vote Wednesday was three short of the 60 needed to advance the Democrats’ resolution to a final vote.
As a result, the Treasury Department likely will be able to move forward with its plan announced Dec. 19 to lift sanctions against three companies Deripaska controls -- United Co. Rusal, En+ Group Plc and EuroSibEnergo JSC.