As a matter of course, Trumps EO regarding the building of the Keystone pipeline exempts Keystone from buying American steel. In fact, the greatest profit from the steel goes to friends of Trumps in Russia, and then to India (a company also 30% owned by Oligarch Roman Abramovich).
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politi...line-won-t-buy-US-steel-despite-Trump-s-order
"Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One on Friday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the pipeline, which has been in the works for a decade, will be exempt from an executive order Mr. Trump signed in January
requiring new pipelines, repairs, or retrofits to use US steel “to the maximum extent possible.” The justification for that decision: The pipeline is already under construction, and so is not covered by the executive order.
“The Keystone XL Pipeline is currently in the process of being constructed, so
it does not count as a new, retrofitted, repaired, or expanded pipeline,” Ms. Sanders said."
Problem here is the pipeline has never received a permit to build in the US, and so has not crossed the border.
Comes to light that the pipe is being bought from a company of which 31% is owned by family friend of Trump, Oligarch Roman Abramovich:
http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/putin-ally-trump-family-friend-set-profit-dapl-keystone-xl/
"If he didn’t already know it, the answer to the president’s question, “Who makes the pipe?” is Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. In the case of Keystone XL, some 40 percent of the pipeline has already been produced by EVRAZ in Regina, Saskatchewan, and is waiting to be laid. EVRAZ is controlled by Abramovich, one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest political allies and confidants. The Russian billionaire was instrumental in the creation of Putin’s political party, Unity, and the depth of his influence has extended to vetting members of Putin’s cabinet. Abramovich is also a close associate of President Trump and his family. Abramovich’s wife, Dasha Zhukova, daughter of Russian oil magnet Alexander Zhukov, was Ivanka Trump’s guest at President Trump’s inauguration.
“If you are close to any oligarch in Russia, then you are one degree from Putin himself, which means he has a loyal, trusted FSB or ex-KGB officer on his staff whose job it is to make sure that everybody does what Putin wants. Certainly, you can’t be an oligarch in Russia without them,” commented Malcolm Nance, author and retired counter terrorism and intelligence officer for US Special Operations, Homeland Security, and Intelligence agencies."
