Obama administration attempted to end-around its own sanctions

[Robert]

Well everyone knew the Iran deal was bad we just didnt know how bad till the new information out clarifies that the previous admin lied about the deal. If that was not bad enough they were letting Iran convert billions of dollars and the only thing that stopped them was the banks afraid to go through with it thinking that they were breaking the law. Its a good thing this deal was canceled.

The article:

The latest proof of their dishonesty: according to the Associated Press, the Obama administration attempted to end-around its own sanctions in order to give cash to the worst terror sponsor on the planet. Here’s the report:

The report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations revealed that under President Barack Obama, the Treasury Department issued a license in February 2016, never previously disclosed, that would have allowed Iran to convert $5.7 billion it held at a bank in Oman from Omani rials into euros by exchanging them first into U.S. dollars. If the Omani bank had allowed the exchange without such a license, it would have violated sanctions that bar Iran from transactions that touch the U.S. financial system.

Only the fact that U.S. banks didn’t want to violate American law prevented Iran from getting its hands on $5.7 billion more in U.S. dollars. As Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) explained, “The Obama administration misled the American people and Congress because they were desperate to get a deal with Iran.” The Obama administration repeatedly lied — over and over again — about their supposed unwillingness to allow Iran “access to the US financial system.” Obama’s Treasury Secretary Jack Lew even testified to that effect.

So, what did Team Obama have to say about all of this? Unnamed Obama officials told the AP that they were acting “in line with the spirit of the deal,” and that the lies were justified because they were attempting to debunk arguments that Team Obama wanted to give even more concessions to the Iranians.

[Chrisj CMA]

It was a bad deal. It's gone. Someone lied.  Surprise surprise.   Why do I not care one iota. 

What is an iota anyway?

[Psychotic Bovine]

It was a bad deal. It's gone. Someone lied.  Surprise surprise.   Why do I not care one iota. 

What is an iota anyway?

from wiki:
"The word is used in a common English phrase, "not one iota", meaning "not the slightest amount", in reference to a phrase in the New Testament (Matthew 5:18): "until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot.  (King James Version: '[not] one jot or one tittle') will pass from the Law until all is accomplished." (Mt 5:18)[4] This refers to iota, the smallest letter, or possibly Yodh, י, the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet."

[Chrisj CMA]

It was a bad deal. It's gone. Someone lied.  Surprise surprise.   Why do I not care one iota. 

What is an iota anyway?

from wiki:
"The word is used in a common English phrase, "not one iota", meaning "not the slightest amount", in reference to a phrase in the New Testament (Matthew 5:18): "until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot.  (King James Version: '[not] one jot or one tittle') will pass from the Law until all is accomplished." (Mt 5:18)[4] This refers to iota, the smallest letter, or possibly Yodh, י, the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet."

Great, then I used the correct word

[NewValker]

WOW!! Could this be the first scandal of the Obama administration? 
Craig

[Chrisj CMA]

WOW!! Could this be the first scandal of the Obama administration? 
Craig

Well its too late to impeach.  Can we go for an annulment? 

[98valk]

It was a bad deal. It's gone. Someone lied.  Surprise surprise.   Why do I not care one iota. 

What is an iota anyway?

from wiki:
"The word is used in a common English phrase, "not one iota", meaning "not the slightest amount", in reference to a phrase in the New Testament (Matthew 5:18): "until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot.  (King James Version: '[not] one jot or one tittle') will pass from the Law until all is accomplished." (Mt 5:18)[4] This refers to iota, the smallest letter, or possibly Yodh, י, the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet."

Yoda was a small guy.