The Trump administration’s stunning decision this week to forgo mandatory sanctions on individuals doing business with Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors and its failure to publicly name and shame corrupt Kremlin insiders only underscores its dereliction of duty and disregard for our national security. With fitting symbolism, the administration chose instead to invite the directors of the three Russian intelligence services—the very agencies responsible for carrying out an attack on our election—for an unprecedented joint visit to Washington. To repeat: This is something that has never happened before in American history.
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US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn before departing the White House in Washington, DC on Feb. 2.
