22 May 2019 8:38 pm
THE SWAMP GETS MORE SWAMPY
Steve Mnuchin lifted sanctions on three Russian companies linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska who is under sanctions for Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The House had voted overwhelmingly to stop Mnuchin from lifting the sanctions, and the Senate was on track to vote the same way, but McConnell made sure that the measure met with a swift death on his side of the capitol, so Mnuchin was able to lift the sanctions.
Soon after the sanctions are lifted Rusal, an aluminum company partially owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska announced plans to invest around $200 million to build a new aluminum plant in McConnell's home state of Kentucky.
Former U.S. Senator David Vitter who is now a lobbyist for Rusal, called Mitch McConnell confirming that Rusal will invest in Kentucky.
David Vitter's wife was nominated for a federal judgeship 16 months ago, but her confirmation was assigned to the trash heap because even Republicans felt she was not qualified.
Five weeks after Vitter's call Mitch McConnell pulls her off the trash heap, and she is confirmed as a federal judge in NOLA.
Steve Mnuchin lifted sanctions on three Russian companies linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska who is under sanctions for Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The House had voted overwhelmingly to stop Mnuchin from lifting the sanctions, and the Senate was on track to vote the same way, but McConnell made sure that the measure met with a swift death on his side of the capitol, so Mnuchin was able to lift the sanctions.
Soon after the sanctions are lifted Rusal, an aluminum company partially owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska announced plans to invest around $200 million to build a new aluminum plant in McConnell's home state of Kentucky.
Former U.S. Senator David Vitter who is now a lobbyist for Rusal, called Mitch McConnell confirming that Rusal will invest in Kentucky.
David Vitter's wife was nominated for a federal judgeship 16 months ago, but her confirmation was assigned to the trash heap because even Republicans felt she was not qualified.
Five weeks after Vitter's call Mitch McConnell pulls her off the trash heap, and she is confirmed as a federal judge in NOLA.