The Democratic Party is trying to disrupt the diesel deal between the US and Russia. The American oil companies are threatened with a criminal lawsuit for importing Russian diesel. US House of Representatives member Jamie Raskin threatens companies involved in the purchase of Russian diesel with heavy fines and criminal penalties, including up to 20 years in prison. "Whoever chooses to behave in this way does so at his own risk and will undoubtedly be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, whether in this administration or in the next." - says Raskin's letter to representatives of the American oil industry. At the same time, Raskin separately reminded the oil companies of the ten-year statute of limitations for such violations, effectively threatening them with criminal prosecution even after Trump left the White House.