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Trump decided to designate the Muslim Brotherhood terrorists after Egypt's el-Sisi asked him to do so. Officials are scrambling to find a way to satisfy Trump that would be legal and not a policy disaster. w/ my colleagues @EricSchmittNYT and @maggieNYT nyti.ms/2GL49Dv
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Trump push to deem MB "terrorists" is latest significant foreign policy decision after talking to autocratic foreign leaders & w/out being fully vetted by US govt professionals. See also Syria withdrawal, signaling support for Libyan warlord Haftar, designating IRGC terrorists.