Darline Graham Rebukes Trump’s Russia Sanctions Waiver as 1st GOP Split Over Lindsey Graham Law
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 17
Darline Graham Rebukes Trump’s Russia Sanctions Waiver as 1st GOP Split Over Lindsey Graham Law
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 17
Summary
Darline Graham said she would keep pressure on Russia to end the war and lower gas prices, criticizing Trump for exempting Moscow from the sanctions law named for her late brother Lindsey.
The South Carolina Republican, appointed in July after Lindsey Graham’s death, has made passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act a central early achievement as she campaigns for a full term.
Trump’s waiver denied the law’s intended squeeze on Vladimir Putin, and his administration has also urged European officials to resume buying Russian gas, moves that could strengthen Moscow financially.
The break was limited but notable because Graham is running with Trump’s backing, leaving her to defend a signature family legacy while avoiding a broader rupture with the president.