Guess we'll be seeing at least some of the unredacted Epstein files soon.
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Looks like Trump has become so senile now, he forgot his owners' orders. Putin will not be amused.
Where's the loophole?
Probably most oligarchs have moved their wealth offshore already so may not be directly impacted. Still, seems worth doing imho
The biggest part of the bill is tariff powers which are optional for him to use and might be possible to leverage against Canada
What a betrayal! Putin is the one who got him elected!
And Putin allowed him to do this? Or has Trump just become so senile, he even forgets his owners' orders?
It's more that the conspiracy theory that Trump is a Russian asset is similar in nature to the theory that the problems with Israel are because of Netanyahu, they both seek to scapegoat individuals to distract from the fundamentally brutal system both are products of.
Russia, Iran, Cuba have operated under sanctions regimes for decades. Alternative methods now exist for banking and transfers. This may cause a bit of pain but for the most part it is an empty gesture.
Can't believe I'm saying this, but
Thanks, Lindsey Graham.
Although, this comes at a time when Putin is likely looking for an excuse to pause the war.
Kind of surprising he would actually do anything negative against Russia, so I figured it has to be some kind of bullshit ploy. I didn’t read this article because I didn’t want to sign up, but in this guardian article, it is explained that this bill also gives him the power to levy tariffs against (his stupidest fucking favorite thing).
But it also gives Trump wide leeway over its implementation, including which countries could face tariffs, and which tariff rates could be imposed. It also gives the president sweeping discretion over whether sanctions provisions can be waived against certain countries.
Controversially, it allows Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on buyers of Russian energy, including China, and on other countries that help Moscow to evade sanctions.
Ok. So he’s going to accuse China and European allies of breaking the sanctions, so he can spat with them and harm everyone further. It’s still probably against the law in reality.
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