sanctions
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Trump Administration Modifies Sanctions With Our Play Cousin Russia
The Trump administration has loosened sanctions on America’s new play cousin on our fascist father’s side. That’s right—the Treasury Department announced Thursday a modification of sanctions put in place by the Obama administration after intelligence agencies determined that it was involved in cyberattacks to meddle with the U.S. elections in November, CNBC reports. And now…
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Donna Brazile Says Obama Response to Russia ‘Insufficient’
Donna Brazile, interim chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, said that the Obama administration’s retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking Democratic groups are “insufficient,” according to The Hill. Brazile and the DNC definitely have skin in this game, since it was DNC emails that were hacked and released, forcing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign,…
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Obama Issues Sanctions, Orders 35 Suspected Russian Spies Out of US for Hacking
President Barack Obama issued sanctions against Russian intelligence services and ordered 35 Russian intelligence operatives to leave the country within 72 hours for what U.S. officials say was the hacking of Democratic National Committee emails and Moscow’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. “I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian…