Uh oh looks like a fight is brewing between State Dept and white house! Emperor obama was very clear the US does not pay ransom and the admin already disclosed money going to Iran:
“we announced these payments in January, many months ago, there wasn’t a secret we announced them to all of you”
Hm! Then why is the State Dept’s spokesman John Kirby more or less admitting the $400M was a ransom payment?!
Reporter: you’re saying that you wouldn’t give them [Iran] the $400 million in cash until the prisoners were released, correct?
Kirby: That’s correct
That ladies and gents in the real world is called a ransom payment!
BREAKING: State Dept. says $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent on American prisoners’ release.— The Associated Press (@AP) August 18, 2016
US Says $400M Payment Was Contingent on Release of Prisoners
Now another big question not being answered is WHERE did the white house get the $400m in cash to handover to Iran? Under Article 1 Section 9 Congress must approve of withdrawal of funds:
No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.
Don’t hold your breath for Congress to do anything about this they are impotent, incompetent and irreverent under this Banana Republic.
Full press briefing segment on Iran payment