Grassley Grills Biden Nominee Over Push to Lift Sanctions on Group Tied to Terror
Senator asks USAID pick Samantha Power about 'advocating on behalf of a foreign sanctioned entity.'
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power answers a question from Indira Lakshmanan during a panel at The Texas Tribune Festival on September 28, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images) Adam Kredo • March 8, 2021 5:45 pm
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The Biden administration’s nomination of Samantha Power to head the United States Agency for International Development is facing congressional scrutiny amid allegations the former Obama administration’s United Nations ambassador personally lobbied to remove a terror-designated group from the U.S. sanctions list.