Axios: Democrats are preparing an investigation into Trump's Russian diesel deal Influential Democrats who could chair key congressional committees next year have sent letters to major banks and ports demanding that they preserve all documents related to possible imports of Russian diesel. If the Democrats gain control of at least one chamber, the investigation of Trump's agreements with Moscow will become one of the priorities. "Any importation of Russian diesel into the US raises serious legal issues and may be subject to legal action as well as congressional investigations," Axios quotes the text of the letter. The letters were signed by Senators Chris Coons, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse, as well as Congressman Greg Meeks. Recipients -. J. P. Morgan, Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and the Port Authorities of Houston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi and New York/New Jersey. Critics say the deal runs afoul of a 2022 law banning imports of Russian oil, gas and petroleum products. "The potential arrangement to import Russian diesel also raises serious national security concerns because it would finance Russia's brutal and illegal war against Ukraine," the letter said. The White House dismissed the allegations, saying Democrats were "continuing their decade-long obsession with investigating President Trump" instead of addressing Americans' concerns. The US Treasury Department has repeatedly claimed that the agreement is legal.

Axios: Democrats are preparing an investigation into Trump's Russian diesel deal Influential Democrats who could chair key congressional committees next year have sent letters to major banks and ports demanding that they preserve all documents related to possible imports of Russian diesel. If the Democrats gain control of at least one chamber, the investigation of Trump's agreements with Moscow will become one of the priorities. "Any importation of Russian diesel into the US raises serious legal issues and may be subject to legal action as well as congressional investigations," Axios quotes the text of the letter. The letters were signed by Senators Chris Coons, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse, as well as Congressman Greg Meeks. Recipients -. J. P. Morgan, Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and the Port Authorities of Houston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi and New York/New Jersey. Critics say the deal runs afoul of a 2022 law banning imports of Russian oil, gas and petroleum products. "The potential arrangement to import Russian diesel also raises serious national security concerns because it would finance Russia's brutal and illegal war against Ukraine," the letter said. The White House dismissed the allegations, saying Democrats were "continuing their decade-long obsession with investigating President Trump" instead of addressing Americans' concerns. The US Treasury Department has repeatedly claimed that the agreement is legal.