The Government Accountability Office reported today that Obama violated a “clear and unambiguous” law when he exchanged five Guantanamo Bay detainees for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl earlier this year.
“[The Department of Defense] violated section 8111 because it did not notify the relevant congressional committees at least 30 days in advance of the transfer,” the GAO report reads. “In addition, because DOD used appropriated funds to carry out the transfer when no money was available for that purpose, DOD violated the Antideficiency Act. The Antideficiency Act prohibits federal agencies from incurring obligations exceeding an amount available in an appropriation.”
Of course, don’t expect Obama to stop playing golf and run to address this crime – just add this to the list of 76 crimes Senator Ted Cruz published earlier this year.
Obama knows that this government is completely locked down with communists, Muslim Brotherhood members and complicit criminals. No, Obama isn’t about to break a sweat, unless it’s on the 18th hole.
The report comes several months after the Obama administration released five senior Taliban members from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Bergdahl, who had disappeared in 2009. Under the exchange terms, the five Taliban are to remain in Qatar for a year.
Lawmakers at the time complained about the security implications of releasing Taliban leaders from Guantanamo, but also about the late notification by the Pentagon that they were going forward with the swap.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, among the lawmakers who requested the report, said Thursday that the president “clearly defied” the law.
“We have all seen the President decide to override the concept of checks and balances in many questionable executive actions, but the GAO opinion confirms that by doing so in connection with the release of Bowe Bergdahl, he engaged in a clear violation of the law,” she said in a statement. “I hope this opinion by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office sends a clear signal to the President that his recent shift towards unilateral action is not consistent with this nation’s principles and our carefully designed separation of powers.”
Whether the finding will result in any formal legal complaint remains to be seen. The House Armed Services Committee has prepared a “resolution of disapproval” potentially to be considered later this year about the swap, but such a measure is nonbinding.
At issue were recent laws passed by Congress. The latest Defense spending bill states that no money can be used to transfer Guantanamo prisoners to another country “except in accordance” with a separate, related Defense law. That law requires the secretary of Defense to notify key congressional committees at least 30 days before such a transfer.
The swap occurred May 31 of this year. However, the GAO report said those committees were only notified between May 31 and June 2.
Which president hasn’t violated a law?
JP I think he has done alot more than break “A” law.Come on he is ruining so many things that we have taken for granted here in America, freedom of speech is leaving a kid in school cant say “Bless you” to a friend who sneezed,now police are being very violent with citizens, if it wasnt being ok with the government then it would stop but is getting worse every day.Not standing up for Israel who is our only friend in those countries. Sending arms to the Muslim Brotherhood.
SOMEBODIES BUTT NEEDS TO GO PRISON FOR TREASON FOR THIS ONE
He “led from behind” in upsetting the government of Libya so the Muslim Brotherhood could take over there. America gave The Muslim Brotherhood foreign aid. The Libyan’s did NOT want the Muslim Brotherhood ruling them so they kicked them out. America withdrew it’s foreign aid. America then sends someone to Benghazi to get all the arms that had been given to the Muslim Brotherhood so these arms could be given to the ‘rebel fighters’ in Syria. (who later becomes ISIS). The ambassador in Benghazi is killed. Obama decides, against the advise of military people who know, to abandon Iraq without leaving a force to assure stability in the country. Obama gives the Iraqis mass armament and foreign aid monies to fight ISIS. When the fight starts the Iraqis throw down their weapons and run. ISIS takes over their weapons and money in their banks. ISIS is effectively “resupplied”. Obama has many Muslim Brotherhood in high positions in the Whitehouse. They now are setting up forces to fight against any Americans that expose them. It’s just as Obama wants so they can build their CALIPHATE with Saudi and American money! The TRUE enemies of America continue to MORPH! Don’t be fooled! ISIS=ISIL=Taliban=Hezbollah=Somalis=Muslim Brotherhood=Hamas=Boko Harum=CAIR=AlShabab=Syrian Rebels=Sunni=Al Qaeda=Obama=Satan
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Tell me one thing he has done that is legal???????
WHEN Will he Be “HELD ACCOUNTABLE”!! IF We have to “Obey The Law’s” then WHY doesn’t he?? he NEEDS To Be ARRESTED & PROSECUTED For ALL The Law’s he has Violated!! IF he doesn’t have to “Obey Our Law’s” it “communicates” that NOBODY else has to=LAWLESSNESS In Our USA!
Obama isa President, but alsoa US citizen(so he says), if he cant be impeached, why as a citizen lawbreaker can’t he be indicted for his crimes?
YOU BETCHA THEY DID
Of course he did and he could have cared less.
So somebody DO something!