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By Sylvan Lane @ TheHill.com - 08/21/18 05:56 PM EDT
A Senate panel united in bipartisan frustration Tuesday as Trump administration officials rebuffed several of their questions about the impact and implementation of Russian financial sanctions. Members of the Senate Banking Committee criticized top officials at the Treasury, State and Homeland Security departments after they refused to explain how the administration would impose further penalties meant to derail Russia’s economy.
Treasury Acting Deputy Secretary Sigal Mandelker, Homeland Security Undersecretary Christopher Krebs and Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Ford touted major progress toward putting financial pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Trump officials highlighted the hundreds of Russian firms and individuals sanctioned since 2017 and cited statistical proof of the economic decline they caused through the penalties.
But senators have grown increasingly concerned about Putin’s plans for the 2018 election amid mounting reports of Kremlin-backed hacking attempts and are pressing the administration to do more. Their push includes the full implementation of mandatory Russia sanctions passed last year that have yet to be enforced by the Trump administration [.....]
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