The Trump administration’s weird explanation for withholding Russia sanctions

The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website January 30, 2018:

President Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images)

After plenty of chatter, we may be wading into the first real constitutional dispute of the Trump administration: On Monday night, the State Department announced it would not impose Russia sanctions that Congress overwhelmingly passed in mid-2017.

But its justification for doing so has some gaping logical holes. Continue reading “The Trump administration’s weird explanation for withholding Russia sanctions”