![]() ![]() assets of those blacklisted and generally bars Americans from doing business with them. ![]() government in September over accusations he tried to interfere in the 2020 U.S. ![]() The pro-Russian lawmaker was hit with sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department accused the seven individuals and four entities of involvement in a Russia-linked foreign influence network associated with Ukrainian parliamentarian Andriy Derkach. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, said in a statement. “Russian disinformation campaigns targeting American citizens are a threat to our democracy,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, an ally of Trump who last week condemned the violence at the U.S. "My inclusion on this list is deserved, and I appreciate them thinking of me.FILE PHOTO: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin answers a question during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's Pandemic Response" in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2020. ![]() I accept that I'm not their cup of Russian tea," he added. "I can see where my commitment to free, fair and accurate elections, my tendency to speak truth to power and strong stance against war crimes would offend President Putin's sensibilities. "While I was previously unaware of my anti-Russian activities, I accept the verdict of Russia, whose commitment to truth, justice and the rule of law speaks for itself," Raffensperger said in a statement. Raffensperger, the state's top election official who rose to national prominence in 2021 for rejecting then-President Donald Trump's repeated entreaties to overturn now-President Joe Biden's 2020 victory in Georgia, roundly mocked his inclusion on the list. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger thanked the Russian government after they included him on a list of 500 Americans who are now banned from entering their country for allegedly spreading "Russophobia." Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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