Trump accused of breaking law after refusing to report to Congress on Khashoggi’s brutal k*****g
Feb 8, 2019 22:21:22 #
John Haltiwanger
The White House on Friday signaled President Donald Trump will ignore a request from a bipartisan group of senators to investigate and report on Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's brutal k*****g.
Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in October invoked the Global Magnitsky Act of 2016 in response to Khashoggi's k*****g, which gave the president 120 days to report back to Congress on his findings and how he plans to react.
The Global Magnitsky Act is an Obama-era law named for Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian accountant and whistleblower who died in a Russian prison after facing serious abuse. The law expanded on previous legislation, the Magnitsky Act, which imposed sanctions on Russians allegedly involved in serious human rights violations.
The law offers a path for the US to impose sanctions on people who've committed gross human rights violations outside of Russia. It also includes a requirement for the president to respond within 120 days to requests from the heads of a number of congressional committees with a report on whether a "foreign person" has committed human rights violations and if sanctions will be imposed.
The letter sent to Trump in October on Khashoggi was spearheaded by then-Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. Bob Corker and ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez.
Friday marked the deadline for Trump to offer his findings and plan of action, but it appears he will not honor this.
The White House on Friday signaled President Donald Trump will ignore a request from a bipartisan group of senators to investigate and report on Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's brutal k*****g.
Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in October invoked the Global Magnitsky Act of 2016 in response to Khashoggi's k*****g, which gave the president 120 days to report back to Congress on his findings and how he plans to react.
The Global Magnitsky Act is an Obama-era law named for Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian accountant and whistleblower who died in a Russian prison after facing serious abuse. The law expanded on previous legislation, the Magnitsky Act, which imposed sanctions on Russians allegedly involved in serious human rights violations.
The law offers a path for the US to impose sanctions on people who've committed gross human rights violations outside of Russia. It also includes a requirement for the president to respond within 120 days to requests from the heads of a number of congressional committees with a report on whether a "foreign person" has committed human rights violations and if sanctions will be imposed.
The letter sent to Trump in October on Khashoggi was spearheaded by then-Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. Bob Corker and ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez.
Friday marked the deadline for Trump to offer his findings and plan of action, but it appears he will not honor this.
Feb 8, 2019 22:44:49 #
Nickolai wrote:
John Haltiwanger br br The White House on Friday ... (show quote)
He responded long ago, he said "the Crown Prince is a very fine man". In jest of course based on him always saying "he is a very fine man" anytime he stands behind a controversial individual regardless how heinous their crimes or alleged crimes may be.
Feb 9, 2019 00:24:02 #
Nickolai wrote:
John Haltiwanger br br The White House on Friday ... (show quote)
Congress can impeach the President and nothing else. It has no power to legislate any requirement on him.
Feb 9, 2019 02:06:24 #
JW wrote:
Congress can impeach the President and nothing else. It has no power to legislate any requirement on him.
Laws written by congress and signed by past presidents must be followed by the current president.
Feb 9, 2019 02:10:50 #
Nickolai wrote:
If the i***t Pumpkinfuhrer owned a hotel in Caracas, Maduro would be a “very fine man.”John Haltiwanger br br The White House on Friday ... (show quote)
Feb 9, 2019 12:42:09 #
Kevyn wrote:
Laws written by congress and signed by past presidents must be followed by the current president.
Only if they are constitutional. Congress can cede power to a President [war powers act] but it cannot usurp power from a President. The Constitution defines the power of the President, not the Congress or the courts.
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