On Monday, January 29, the Trump administration reached a deadline to respond to Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. The administration’s response, serving as a political Rorschach test, has sparked various reactions across the political spectrum. Last summer both chambers of Congress passed The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) with bipartisan veto-proof majorities. CAATSA was begrudgingly signed by President Trump on August 2nd. In a statement released later in the day by the White House, President Trump emphasized that “America will not tolerate interference in our democratic process” … Continue reading Trump refusal to sanction Russia despite bi-partisan mandate ‘perplexing’