Democrats in Congress are preparing an investigation into Trump's diesel deal with Putin and have demanded that the banks keep all the documents. Members of Congress never tire of criticizing the deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. As the first tanker with Russian diesel leaves for US shores, Democrats, who expect to gain at least one chamber majority after the Nov. 3 election, are preparing to protest the deal. And one of the veteran members of Congress, Republican Mitch McConnell, criticized Trump for "coddling the Russian aggressor and autocrat." Democrats promised to conduct an investigation and sent letters to banks and ports demanding that they preserve all documents on transactions related to the deal, Bloomberg reports. "Any supply of Russian diesel fuel to the United States raises serious legal issues and may be subject to lawsuits as well as congressional investigations," the letters state. "The agreement also raises serious national security concerns given that it will become a source of funding for Russia's brutal and illegal war against Ukraine." The letters were sent to J. According to Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, as well as several port authorities, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, writes Bloomberg. The tanker Agioi Fanendes, flying the flag of Malta, loaded 40 thousand tons of diesel last Thursday and left the Baltic port of Primorsk. The ship is expected to reach its destination on November 7, that is, after the results of the mid-term congressional elections are known. More details.