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Intel: How Trump is trying to get ahead of Congress on Turkey sanctions

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks about sanctions against Turkey at a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC15A861E750

President Donald Trump is trying to get ahead of a bipartisan effort in Congress to sanction Turkey after his order to withdraw US troops from the northeast Syrian border paved the way for Ankara’s offensive against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced today that Trump plans to sign an executive order that could lead to sanctions on Turkish “individuals and entities” before Congress moves on the sweeping sanctions proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.

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