you gotta understand. if they hadn’ta cut a deal, they’d have had no shot at a piece of this.
from @ddayen.bsky.social https://prospect.org/economy/2025-04-03-theyre-not-tariffs-theyre-sanctions/
Text: But countries are not alone in the boxes; corporations and industry sectors are as well. The phalanxes of lawyers and lobbyists who try to ease sanctions through their contacts at the highest levels of power now have a new target. Companies have been lawyering up for months in anticipation, while enlisting friendly politicians for the task. The White House has fielded hundreds of letters from businesses pleading their case. And it's already working.