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Well, that’s one way to unilaterally shitcan the Magnitsky Act—if it cannot be enforced then what’s the point? Putin will be pleased.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-declines-bipartisan-investigate-khashoggi-killing-2019-2
Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in October invoked the Global Magnitsky Act of 2016 in response to Khashoggi's killing, which gave the president 120 days to provide Congress with a report on his findings and how he plans to react.
The Global Magnitsky Act...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 concerning Khashoggi, which was sent to Trump in October, was spearheaded by Sen. Bob Corker, who was the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman at the time, and Sen. Bob Menendez, the committee's ranking member.
Friday marked the deadline for Trump to offer his findings and plan of action, but it appears he will not honor the request.
The White House's seeming contention is that Trump has already sufficiently responded to Khashoggi's killing with sanctions against Saudis accused of taking part in the killing. This appears to be the administration's justification for the president not directly honoring the bipartisan Senate request.
Juan Pachon, a spokesman for Menendez, in response to the White House statement said, "The law is clear. It requires a determination and report in response to the letter we sent ... The president has no discretion here. He's either complying with the law or breaking it."
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http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-declines-bipartisan-investigate-khashoggi-killing-2019-2
Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in October invoked the Global Magnitsky Act of 2016 in response to Khashoggi's killing, which gave the president 120 days to provide Congress with a report on his findings and how he plans to react.
The Global Magnitsky Act...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 concerning Khashoggi, which was sent to Trump in October, was spearheaded by Sen. Bob Corker, who was the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman at the time, and Sen. Bob Menendez, the committee's ranking member.
Friday marked the deadline for Trump to offer his findings and plan of action, but it appears he will not honor the request.
The White House's seeming contention is that Trump has already sufficiently responded to Khashoggi's killing with sanctions against Saudis accused of taking part in the killing. This appears to be the administration's justification for the president not directly honoring the bipartisan Senate request.
Juan Pachon, a spokesman for Menendez, in response to the White House statement said, "The law is clear. It requires a determination and report in response to the letter we sent ... The president has no discretion here. He's either complying with the law or breaking it."
