They contribute to your campaigns through the nra

$$$$$$

Apparently the Treasury secretary Mnuchin was lobbying senators for this

Why?

Probably because he takes direction from the WH.

We have s winner!

Probably two reasons:

1) The Russians funnel tens of millions of dollars through the NRA to support Republicans

2) The Russians also hack Republicans’ emails. They just haven’t released those yet

The carrot and the whip in action.

I don't know why people are jumping to conclusions here, trump may not want the sanctions because Deripaska has promised to buy condos from trump. How come nobody is assuming that innocent explanation?

Here's some points from the piece linked:

Ambassadors to the U.S. representing the U.K., France, Germany and the European Union are among those who wrote a joint letter addressed to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel saying that lifting the sanctions would “safeguard” more than 75,000 workers across the EU’s aluminum industry.
“By preventing serious damage to the European aluminum industry, the de-listing will help preserve existing supply chains which would otherwise likely be rerouted to China, further strengthening its global market position in the industry,” the ambassadors of the countries, which also include Austria, Italy and Sweden, wrote in the letter dated Jan. 4 and obtained by Bloomberg News. The letter was also sent to House Democrats, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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The department’s decision to remove the sanctions follows nearly eight months of negotiations to cut the oligarch’s influence over the firms. Under the agreement, Deripaska would remain on the sanctions list and cut his stake in his holding company in En+ to about 45 percent, from about 70 percent. The deal would would mean Deripaska would lose billions of dollars due to the drop in share prices.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/...s-on-deripaska-firms

Hey now, there was/is no collusion.

Tell that to Rudy G.