Mnuchin to brief Democrats on Russia sanctions relief

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will brief congressional Democrats on his recent decision to lift sanctions on three Russian companies associated with a blacklisted Russian oligarch, the Washington Examiner has confirmed.

Mnuchin will meet with lawmakers on Thursday afternoon for a classified discussion, according to a Democratic aide. A group of seven newly-minted House Democratic committee chairmen requested the meeting in a Tuesday letter that said they were skeptical about the decision to remove sanctions from three companies owned by billionaire Oleg Deripaska.