Trump Waives Parts of New Russia Sanctions Law

Where Left and Right agree, and where they split

Where Left and Right agree

Both frames treat the waiver as a real use of presidential discretion built into the law itself, not an extralegal act, with its costs or benefits resting on how far the tariffs reach into Chinese and Indian trade.

Where Left and Right split

The left and right split on whether Trump's waiver guts the Russia sanctions law or limits its trade costs.

Why they won’t converge

The divide is one of trust in executive judgment: whether a president's unilateral certification of "national interest" is a legitimate check envisioned by the statute or a loophole that nullifies Congress's will, a question the law's text cannot settle.