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.
OMG STOP ASKING WHEN WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! ITS UP TO US TO TAKE ACTION! HES NOT JUST GOING TO VANISH
Btw, him bieng muslim has nothng to do with it. Muslims are good people. there just happens to be a handful who are little terrorsts so all you ignorant racist old people need to relax because look at what our country was founded on. nothing but slaves and genocide, so we arent any better than anyother ccountry out there.
IMPEACHMENT
Josiah Torres, first off, you have fallen for the Muslim big lie that “Islam is a religion of peace, and it’s only a small handfull of radical terrorists causing all the trouble.” Read a history book. Islam has never, not for one day since it’s inception, been a religion of peace. The terrorist groups are simply the militant wing of the larger Muslim politico-religious group that supports them. Which they do. Have you heard even one Muslim leader raise his voice in protest of the things done by the terrorists recently? NO.
And secondly, you display your total ignorance of what this country was founded on by your statements. While certainly imperfect, every other major country in the world recognized that the American form of government was a unique experiment in the history of the world, which among many other accomplishments, in only 100 years led to the abolishment of the institution of slavery which had existed as far back as human written history goes, and in nearly every culture.
I wish they would stop just talking about all the bull c**p he has done wrong and just get rid of his ass and put someone in that will get this country straightened along with members of the house.
he thinks he is above the law and eneyone lets him get away with because he is a half black born in kenya
And what does it matter? This has been going on in this presidency since the beginning.
We already heard this quite a while ago, so why isn’t the law being enforced?
and to think they indicted Rick Perry in Texas for using his governers right of VETO POWER>>>> HHHMMMM SOMETHING WRONG HERE FOLKS????
Given what I’m seeing here, I shouldn’t be worried about folks in other countries. Sounds like you guy have it all figured out, you blow your dog whistle about someone needs to stop talking and act ( as if we don’t know what you mean lol). Well stop being cowards and say what you really mean. Bottom line you never wanted him in office any way so he will never do anything but draw your ire. According you your leaders at Fox News Obama was supposed to have blown up the world already and ushered in Muslim Law. Oh and he also lost re election an how what’s his name, sorry I forget by there projections won. Now your about too put another Dem in office, It won’t be Who you think but it serves you poor souls on the wrong side of history and humanity right. See ya at the poles!!