[DAILYCALLER] News that President Donald Trump...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
was easing sanctions against Russia was refuted almost immediately, like so many other stories.
The Department of the Treasury said Thursday that it would allow U.S. companies to make limited transactions with the Federal Security Service
... the successor to the KGB...
(FSB), Russia’s intelligence agency. Possibly eager to establish a connection between the new U.S. president and Russia, numerous media outlets and journalists were quick to claim that Trump was easing, and even lifting, sanctions against Russia.
"I haven’t eased anything," Trump told news hounds at the White House Thursday.
"We’re not easing sanctions," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed, saying that, "It is a regular course of action."
As it turns out, the move was a "technical fix" planned by the B.O. regime.
"Our understanding is that this is not the start of sanctions easing," Ian Bremmer, president of the consulting firm Eurasia Group told news hounds.
"It’s a rule change clearing up a problem with the sanctions regime that prevented U.S. exporters of non-sanctioned electronic devices from complying with both U.S. and Russian law. The problem was identified by the B.O. regime, and this appears to be the response to address it."
Even Arizona Sen.
John MaverickMcCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former
foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution. As an
ordinary citizenhe greased the infamous
hookers peeing on the Obamabed in Moscowdossier in an attempt to smear President Trump...
, who has called for tougher sanctions on Russia, agreed that Thursday’s move was "largely a technical fix."
The media whirlwind that followed the Treasury Department’s actions proved unjustified almost instantaneously.