Congress goes ahead with sanctions on Russia, bypassing Trump

State Department Scraps Sanctions Office

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson eliminated the Coordinator for Sanctions Policy office, which had been led by a veteran ambassador-rank diplomat with at least five staff, as part of an overhaul of the department, former diplomats and congressional sources told Foreign Policy.

Instead, the role of coordinating U.S. sanctions across the State Department and other government agencies now falls to just one mid-level official — David Tessler, the deputy director of the Policy Planning Office. The Policy Planning Office, which previously operated as a small team providing strategic advice to the secretary but did not manage programs or initiatives, has grown in power under Tillerson’s “redesign” of the department.

Russia sanctions still not implemented, despite White House promises

The law, which also targets Iran and North Korea, called on the Trump administration to identify which Russian intelligence and defense officials would be targeted before Oct. 1.

The US only picks on Russia because there is no trade between the US and Russia. Does the US dare to sanction Communist dictatorship China? No. Because China reaps trillions from hardworking Americans.

a reply to: burnsE

Literally, not true at all.

Trade in Goods with Russia