jan 17, 2019 - Trump lifts sanctions on Deripaska's companies
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Trump announces he will lift sanctions, initiating a 30-day review period for Congress. But Congress was in recess and in transition:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/us/politics/sanctions-oleg-deripaska-russia-trump.html?module=inline
Congress criticizes Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Deripaska while Congress cannot conduct a full review:
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/01.04.19%20Leader%20Schumer%20Statement%20for%20the%20Record.pdf
Congress fails to block Trump:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/senate-trump-russia-sanctions.html
The Treasury (Mnuchin) argued that the sanctions were disrupting global aluminum markets and that sanctioning Deripaska's companies was no longer necessary as he now owns less than 50% of them.
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