Critics have exposed a little-known flaw in President Donald Trump’s “unlawful” diesel deal with Russia that threatens to scare off the banks and ports needed to bring the fuel ashore.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), five other Democrats and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) warned six major banks and four port authorities about that legal risk in an Oct. 24 letter, Axios reported Monday.
The recipients include Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and port authorities in New York, New Jersey and Texas, Axios reported.
“[A]ny importation of Russian diesel into the U.S. raises significant legal questions and may be subject to legal action, as well as congressional investigations,” the lawmakers wrote.
Asked about the letter, the administration told The Hill that its move is legal.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers accused Democrats of continuing their “decade-long obsession with investigating President Trump.”
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