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FILE - In this May 6, 2018 file photo, Congress President Gustavo Porras, left, begins a session to elect five members for a special commission to investigate the events during last month's deadly protests, at Congress in Managua, Nicaragua. The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday, June 21, 2019, on four Nicaraguan officials accused of being responsible for a crackdown on street demonstrations that began in the Central American country in April 2018. The officials are National Assembly President Gustavo Porras; telecommunications institute director Orlando José Castillo; Health Minister Sonia Castro; and Transportation Minister Oscar Mojica. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
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