Posted on 01/01/2017 11:38:32 AM PST by Mariner
The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee warned that if President-elect Donald Trump tries to reverse the Obama administration's latest sanctions against Russia, Congress will have a "vigorous" response.
Rep. Adam Schiff of California said he thinks Congress may actually want to strengthen Russian sanctions.
"You're going to see Democrats, and Republicans like [John] McCain and [Lindsey] Graham, and others come together with a strong sanctions package because frankly even though what the administration did was more than symbolic -- it was very meaningful -- it is not enough to deter Russia," Schiff told ABC News Chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl on "This Week."
The White House announced Thursday that the U.S. is expelling 35 suspected Russian intelligence operatives and sanctioning five Russian entities and four individuals in response to an alleged cyberattack that the U.S. says was intended to interfere with the 2016 election.
Asked by Karl how Congress would react if Trump reverses the sanctions after he takes office, Schiff said the reaction would be "even more vigorous, I'm convinced, in favor of stronger sanctions against Russia."
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Evidence? We don’t need no stinkin’ evidence or proof or anything else, we are righteously and justifiably outraged at - something, doesn’t matter what. But by golly, Trump ain’t gonna put one over on US! < /sarcasm >
Sanctions against Russia and Israel, lifts sanctions on Cuba or Iran, got it...
Veto #1
“You’re going to see Democrats, and Republicans like [John] McCain and [Lindsey] Graham, and others come together”
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McCain and Graham are really Democrats in R jerseys.
Suddenly they have balls. I think it’s racist too. Russians are white, Slavic, and they’re not falling in line, and neither is Trump.
LOL - good one
Yes it will cease. I predict that shortly after Mr. Trump is sworn in, many on the hill will be resigning to spend more time with their families.
>>You’re going to see Democrats, and Republicans like [John] McCain and [Lindsey] Graham, and others come together
Republicans like? You mean RINOs who work for the Military-Industrial Complex and think its still 1969?
Why did Schiff speak so redundantly?
He mentioned the word Democrat twice.
Pedophilia.
Sanctions against Russia are way down on the list of things to reverse. You Lilliputians can puff out your chests about that if it gives you solace.
What exactly is a stiff response from a California democrat?
>>What are they all hiding?
That is the real question, isn’t it? They would rather have war than a friendship of equals between Russia and the US.
Is it because Russia is a Christian nation or a mostly white nation? Or is it just to protect the profits of the war industries when the US and Russia decide to make Islam a thing of the past?
I guess they have polls showing them its working, but they do remember their election polls right? Not only national polls but state polls showing Hildabeast ahead in most battleground states including the Rustbelt.
The uniparty is dumb as hell. They don’t get it, and they don’t understand this isn’t going to work. Finish these bastards off in 2018.
How much they get paid to quietly add specific exemptions to the sanctions attached to other bills. All the "right people" are making nice profits off of their exemptions and exceptions.
In addition, it hurts a lot of companies in the EU driving their costs up and their sales down which helps to keep the pot boiling under the Muzzie flood.
There is no stink’ evidence.
Only fake news.
Maybe a combination of both? It is unbelievably stupid. I tend to lean towards bribes/blackmail from special interests.
Taking a page from Obama’s playbook, Trump should just tell them that they can pass what they want, and Trump will decide if he feels like enforcing any of it.
Deter Russia? Is he insane? 3,500 U.S. nuclear warheads didn’t “deter” the USSR from invading Afghanistan. The threat of sanctions didn’t deter Putin from grabbing Crimea. If Democrats and McLame-Linda want to push a Jimmy Carter foreign policy, Trump will laugh them off.
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