Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The Latest: Trump signs sanctions bill, says it's flawed

August 02, 2017 at 10:30AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's signing of a bill imposing sanctions on Russia (all times local):

11:22 a.m.

President Donald Trump says a bill imposing sanctions on Russia, North Korea and Iran is "seriously flawed" because it hinders his ability to negotiate.

In a statement Wednesday, Trump said he signed the bill, which imposes tough measures to "punish and deter bad behavior by the rogue regimes in Tehran and Pyongyang" and enhance existing sanctions on Moscow.

But Trump says "the bill remains seriously flawed — particularly because it encroaches on the executive branch's authority to negotiate.

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