Posted on 08/06/2016 6:35:54 AM PDT by SMGFan
" By his own account, President Obama engaged in the complex cash transfer in order to end-run sanctions that prohibit the U.S. from having a banking relationship with Iran. The point of the sanctions is not to prevent banking with Iran; it is to prevent Iran from getting value from or through our financial system the banking prohibition is a corollary. And the point of sanctions, if you happen to be the president of the United States sworn to execute the laws faithfully, is to follow them not pat yourself on the back for keeping them in place while you willfully evade them. The presidents press conference is better understood as a confession than an explanation."
"The first is the law against providing material support to terrorists, Section 2339A of the federal penal code. It says that anyone who provides resources including currency or monetary instruments to a person or entity with knowledge that they are to be used in the preparation or carrying out of terrorism offenses is guilty of a serious felony. Ive italicized knowledge to underscore that intent is not required; to be guilty, you just need to know."
"The second law involves money laundering, criminalized by Congress in Section 1956 of the penal code. There are several prohibited varieties of money laundering. It can be a crime, for example, to conduct a financial transaction involving money used to facilitate unlawful activity. And if money is transferred outside the United States, it can be illegal to use it to promote criminal activity."
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(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Its not a law if there is no one to enforce it.
There is no rule of law, so what does it matter?
I'm absolutely serious. It's not enough to just prove the cash was given the prosecution then has to show that the party giving the cash has actual knowledge it is to be used in the preparation or actually carrying out of terrorism offences. Good luck. They might be reckless. Or even negligent but that's not knowledge.
Oh, but the Obama admin announced the deal, supposedly giving them immunity I guess.
The pallet of cash in unmarked bills carried to Iran by our bagman was ransom, in the form demanded. Pure and simple.
Now the Iranians can distribute the cash in untraceable form wherever they see fit, as in funding terror, or paying families of suicide stabbers and bombers.
Laws is fo liddle peoples...the Emperor does not need permission to carry out what is his by divine right...
Certainly an impeachable crime if not treason. Imagine if Bush or a President Trump did this. The media talking heads would be foaming at the mouth and rending their garments and Democrats would have an impeachment ready in 48 hours. Obama like Hillary is above the law
Check the small print on all Laws it says , “Obama is Exempt”
President Trump’s newly appointed US AG will be very busy prosecuting the criminals who were part of the Obama administration the past 8 years...
Pubbies in BOTH the House and Senate will hold hearings! That’ll show him!!!!
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That's the saddest part.
Terrorism offenses? Iran? You must be kidding?
Obama knows it all except when he demonstrates that the only way he could not be culpable is to be gullible beyond belief.
Obama was a dip into that world. Trump is promising to (try to) pull America out. Hellary is like, let’s just go forward while in it. Like marching 10,000 leagues under the sea, or something.
Doesn’t V Jarrett still have family in Iran? I wonder how much they received???
Count #1: requires knowledge only, not intent
Count #2: money laundering pure & simple
Lock um up!
Obama doesn’t work for Americans. He works for the government of Iran.
“Law”...and following it. What a novel concept for this admin.
Laws are for “little people”.
If you can’t ‘get’ Hillary on a straight-forward violation that doesn’t require a willful act, how the heck are we going to make this case against a president? They’ll argue every definition. It’ll be like rooting the enemy out of caves on Iwo Jima. And for what?
Congress can impeach if they have the will. This fits “High Crimes & Misdemeanors”. I know that the Senate won’t convict at this point. But so what? This guy needs to be tagged for what he is, historically-speaking.
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