“President Trump has submitted a formal certification to Congress stating that waiving Graham Act sanctions is in the national interest.” — Donald Trump. Our verdict: True.

What we found

The evidence

• Supports the claim

  The official White House executive order confirms that the President waived sanctions under the Graham Act and submitted the required certification to Congress. [1]

• Supports the claim

  A news report from Ukrainska Pravda states that President Trump signed an executive order suspending Graham Act sanctions and submitted a certification to Congress saying the waiver is in the national interest. [2]

• Background

  A congressional research report on outbound investment to China does not mention the Graham Act or any certification to waive sanctions, so it provides background but does not address the claim. [3]

What we could not confirm

• The exact time of submission (hour and minute) is not recorded in the available evidence.
• Independent confirmation from Congress that it received the certification is not documented in the sources we found.

How we checked

We looked at the official White House executive order and a contemporaneous news report from Ukrainska Pravda, both of which directly address the certification. We also reviewed a congressional research report for context, though it did not cover this specific action. We reviewed 3 relevant sources.