HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: The White House said today President Trump supports the bill working its way through Congress to toughen sanctions on Russia for meddling in last year’s election and for its military aggression in Syria and Ukraine. The bill, which also contains new sanctions for Iran and North Korea, would limit the president’s ability to end the sanctions on his own.
“New York Times” reporter Matt Flegenheimer joins me now from Washington to discuss the legislation.
Matt, let’s first talk about what’s in these sanctions.
MATT FLEGENHEIMER, REPORTER, NEW YORK TIMES: It’s essentially, I think, some of these we’ve …read more
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