@oralloy,
Quote oralloy:
Quote:He means: "Do you know what the sanctions were when these supposed crimes occurred?"
Since Trump has been dealing with Kremlin connected oligarchs for decades, all of whom make their money by crooked means, we are certain to see a multiplicity of crimes by Trump for both violating sanctions and violating laws which were on the books before the sanctions were applied.
Hence, we have to wait until Mueller's report to sort it all out.
The Republicans know this, that is why they are getting Rosenstein in front of them to scream at him that they want reports given to them of ongoing investigations, so that Trump can prepare himself for what Mueller will reveal. No doubt, this preparation will involve, in part, tweetstorms to the effect that, "Hey, what's the big deal about violating some laws, the Democrats want to let men use ladies' bathrooms" and similar themes.
It won't help, of course. Partly because Trump cannot get good legal representation since he doesn't pay, and partly because if Jesus Christ himself came back down to earth and became his attorney, Trump still wouldn't have a prayer.