Democrats and Republicans alike are standing up to the Obama administration for the money they’ve given to Iran. Republicans are unhappy that the payments have been made at all, while Democrats feel lied to by the administration about the way the payments were made.
The Obama administration failed to inform a number of Democratic lawmakers that a $1.7 billion payment the U.S. sent to Iran earlier this year would be made wholly in cash, according to senators who spoke to THE WEEKLY STANDARD Wednesday.
The payment, which occurred in installments around the time that the Islamic Republic freed American prisoners in January, represents a financial settlement for a decades-old arms deal with Iran gone awry.
“I did not know about [the cash payment], not until after reading about it,” Michigan senator Gary Peters told TWS. “I had no prior knowledge of that.”
Peters said that there was an “understanding” that “some payments” would be made, but did not recall being told that the transaction would occur in cash.
It seems the more we learn about the Iran Nuclear Deal and the money surrounding it, the less popular it becomes. No wonder the administration didn’t want a vote in congress. If they knew what the administration had planned, there’s no way it would have passed.
Source: Weekly Standard
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bull they knew all along and did nothing to stop him just like the rest of thier term.
Whst a bunch of idiots Democrats are. The kiss Obama’s$#%&!@*for so long that now they realized that he was betraying them. Horaay idiots!
Bull$#%&!@*the democrats know all along liers
What did you expect.
it,s all part of the bigger plan
What else ere u expecting from a King!
What, obummer lied? Perish the thought! He couldn’t tell the truth if he was on fire and asked if it hurt.
Get behind the 1 bill idea, no more sneaking anything.