Senators reach Russia sanctions deal
Jeremy Herb
Former State Department official Dan Fried, who was quoted in Yahoo’s story, later clarified to CNN that he did not have knowledge that the Trump administration would attempt to unilaterally relax Russia sanctions, but did reach out to some members of Congress because he was concerned by rumors he had heard from other officials that there was a possibility.
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