The whole department? Snort. I don't think so. Who, specifically, at Treasury signed off on this?!
“misled” Is that now a synonym for lied or since this was Congressional testimony, was it lied under oath AKA perjury?
Pro muzzie, anti Jew the whole 8 years.
Democrats have no right to tell Trump how to negotiate or suggest standards on the up and coming summit.
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More, here......
....Former Obama administration officials declined to comment for the record.
However, they said the decision to grant the license had been made in line with the spirit of the deal, which included allowing Iran to regain access to foreign reserves that had been off-limits because of the sanctions. They said public comments made by the Obama administration at the time were intended to dispel incorrect reports about nonexistent proposals that would have gone much farther by letting Iran actually buy or sell things in dollars.
The former officials spoke on condition of anonymity because many are still involved in national security issues.
As the Obama administration pondered how to address Iran’s complaints in 2016, reports in The Associated Press and other media outlets revealed that the U.S. was considering additional sanctions relief, including issuing licenses that would allow Iran limited transactions in dollars. Democratic and Republican lawmakers argued against it throughout the late winter, spring and summer of 2016. They warned that unless Tehran was willing to give up more, the U.S. shouldn’t give Iran anything more than it already had.
At the time, the Obama administration downplayed those concerns while speaking in general terms about the need for the U.S. to live up to its part of the deal. Secretary of State John Kerry and other top aides fanned out across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East trying to convince banks and businesses they could do business with Iran without violating sanctions and facing steep fines.....
Flashback....
Former Iranian Official, Pro-Tehran Lobbyist Hosted at Obama White House Dozens of Times
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