Trump Helps Putin by Attacking New Russian Sanctions

Trump is saying he’s getting tougher on Russia.  But the reality is that he's working to make it easier on Russia-- by destroying a new round of sanctions and keep Vladimir Putin’s international crime syndicate open for business.

We all know that lying comes as naturally to Donald Trump as breathing in air.  So no matter how often Trump tosses out claims about how “tough” he is being on Russia, it should not be surprising when The Daily Beast reported that Trump is attacking a package of sanctions against Russia.  In fact, Trump’s State Department put together a 22-page letter that pushes back against every item in the package.  In particular, the White House is arguing against regulations on Russian banks and Russian energy companies because watching them would somehow “cripple the international energy market” to place limits on companies controlled by sanctioned Russian oligarchs.  In reality, most experts believe that new regulations would make the use of Russian banks and energy companies as pipelines for the movement of stolen wealth more difficult.

And guess who is supporting Trump on both the sanctions and the impeachment?  As CNN reported, Vladimir Putin backed up Trump, saying that the impeachment in the House of Representatives was based on “made up reasons.”  Trump supports Putin. Putin supports Trump. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.