taking action, more than six months after congress passed a bill enacting those sanctions. >> i expect in the next several weeks we will be moving forward with sanctions on russia as a result of the act. so i can assure you that both in my discussions with the president, he is fully supportive of the work we're doing. >> the announcement came as the u.s. director of national intelligence, dan coats, said it's highly unlikely that russia will attempt to meddle in the 2018 election. sanctions target -- highly likely. sanctions cover key russian officials for meddling with the u.s. presidential election, including action against an oligarch list. a version was released by the state department last month. i'm joined by evelyn farkus. >> thank you for having me, ali. >> this is a confusing one because congress in a bilateral way approved these sanctions