Pelosi says sanctions against Russian intel were stripped from bill because of Trump — even though GOP wanted them

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) revealed in her weekly press briefing that the Russian sanctions bill had sanctions that specifically targeted Russian intelligence, known as the GRU. But those sanctions were stripped out of the bill.

"We passed in a bipartisan way, sanctions on Russia. The administration told us to take out the sanctions against the GRU, the intelligence as well as the defense sectors of Russia. Those should definitely be -- those were there in a bipartisan way. The administration wanted them out. I don't know why," Pelosi said, throwing her arms in the air.

She went on to say that the investigation into the Russian bounty on Americans shouldn't distract from the fact that Russia is trying to interfere with U.S. elections, or that "all roads through this president lead to Putin."

It was reported by the New York Times this week that the money sent to the Taliban for the heads of American soldiers went from GRU accounts to the Afghan militants.

See Pelosi's comments below: