PoliticoRussian bank hires Breaux-Lott for push to lift US sanctionsThe HillFormer Sens. John Breaux (D-La.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) are lobbying for a Russian bank that was hit with sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT. The former lawmakers are attempting to persuade the U.S. government that it should lift the ...Today in Openly Unprincipled Washington Influence-PeddlingSlate Magazine (blog)Two ex-US senators to lobby for sanctioned Russian bankReutersTwo Former Senators Are Helping a Russian Bank Fight U.S.