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Chris Sampson

Chris Sampson is a journalist, author and photographer based in Ukraine. He edits National Security Media and writes The Wire Tap.

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DI has documented statements by Chris Sampson on International Relations, Russia, and Trade Policy, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Chris Sampson

Chris Sampson

Role at the time: Journalist and author of The Wire Tap

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Statement summary

Sampson criticizes Trump's waiver and asks Congress to remove the statute's open-ended waiver.

“What’s missing is a president who wants Russia to pay for this war.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Chris Sampson criticizes the Graham Act waiverWaiver-authority and congressional-response sections
Why we used this label

Sampson rejects this use of the waiver and asks Congress to remove the open-ended authority that allowed it.

Read statementTrump waives the Graham Act's Russia sanctions

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Case

Trump waives the Graham Act's Russia sanctions

Relationship to this case: Commentator

The White House says waiving the Graham Act's Russia measures preserves room for peace negotiations. Lawmakers from both parties and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say relief weakens pressure on Russia. Thomas Massie welcomes Trump's use of the authority Congress granted.

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