Trump declared an extension of the state of emergency in response to national security threats

U.S. President Donald Trump on December 16 issued a notice to “continue the state of emergency in response to grave human rights violations and corruption,” extending the state of emergency for another year to address threats to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic anomalies.

The White House announced the statement on its web site, said in a statement, “the President on December 20, 2017 by executive order no. 13818, announced a global serious human rights abuses and corruption of the state of emergency, and according to the international emergency economic powers act (50 USC1701 et seq), take relevant measures to deal with the exception of America’s national security, foreign policy and economic and specific threats.

All or most of the “human rights abuses and corruption comes from outside the United States, its universality and gravity continue to U.S. national security, foreign policy and economic exceptions and special threat. Therefore, announced on December 20, 2017 state of emergency must continue to be valid after December 20, 2020. According to the state of emergency law (volume 50 U.S. code section 1622) : 202 (d) of article, I continue to carry out the executive order no. 13818 announced about serious human rights abuses and corruption of the state of emergency, for a year.”

“This notice will be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to Congress.”

Trump also sent the message to the U.S. Congress the same day, declaring that the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, will continue beyond December 20, 2020.

Wrote, “all or most of the human rights abuses and corruption from outside the United States, its universality and gravity continues to threaten the stability of the international political and economic system. Human rights abuses and corruption destroyed which form the basis of stability, safety and operation of the basic social values; had a devastating impact on individuals, undermining democracy, undermining the rule of law, violence continued, promote the activities of the dangerous personnel; destruction of economic market; and continue to U.S. national security, foreign policy and economic extraordinary threat. Therefore, I consider it necessary to continue to implement the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 13818 concerning grave human rights violations and corruption.”

Executive Order13818, signed by president trump in 2017, “freezes property involving serious human rights violators or corrupt elements,” is based on the global magnitsky human rights accountability act, which punishes human rights criminals and corrupt elements.