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Right...and Trump isn't working for Russia... What a great deal maker Trump is. Now, I wonder why the government isn't open?
Russian Oligarch and Allies Could Benefit From Sanctions Deal, Document Shows
WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration announced last month that it was lifting sanctions against a trio of companies controlled by an influential Russian oligarch, it cast the move as tough on Russia and on the oligarch, arguing that he had to make painful concessions to get the sanctions lifted.
But a binding confidential document signed by both sides suggests that the agreement the administration negotiated with the companies controlled by the oligarch, Oleg V. Deripaska, may have been less punitive than advertised.
Russian Oligarch and Allies Could Benefit From Sanctions Deal, Document Shows