Trump says ‘not considering’ lifting Russia sanctions, still accused of ‘treason’

US President Donald Trump set tongues wagging when he admitted he could potentially “consider” lifting sanctions on Russia if Moscow ever makes concessions and does something “good” for Washington on issues like Syria and Ukraine.

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“I haven’t thought about it. But no, I’m not considering it at all,” Trump responded to Reuters’ question about whether he would consider lifting sanctions against Russia. “I would consider it if they do something that would be good for us. But I wouldn’t consider it without that,” he added. “In other words, I wouldn’t consider it, even for a moment, unless something was go — we have a lot of things in common. We have a lot of things we can do good for each other.”

Trump made the comment during an interview with Reuters at the Oval Office on Monday, which covered a range of topics from social media censorship and tensions with Turkey to the Federal Reserve and Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 'Russiagate' probe. It was unclear which sanctions Trump might have been referring to, just as it wasn’t clear what exactly Russia would need to do to get them lifted.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 20, 2018
I’m at the airport and every single tv is tuned into the CNN breaking news headline reporting from Reuters that Trump is considering dropping Russia sanctions. This is why the White House is now the Kremlin Annex.

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 20, 2018
Donald Trump considering lifting sanctions on Russia. This comes after GOP Senators traveled to Russia and just in time for Russia to interfere in the midterms.

Trump and GOP are not going to stop conspiring with Russia until they’re held accountable by the law or by the people. https://t.co/aing2VF6Rq

— Ryan Knight