JustAGuy1
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Can't have been that big a deal if it took them years to get around to telling us.Personal benefit. That's the difference kid. President Obama did not do it for personal benefit."
That’s right, back in 2014, the GAO ruled that Obama’s prisoner swap of five detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison in exchange for deserter Bowe Bergdahl violated federal law. “The Department of Defense violated section 8111 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 when it transferred five individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the nation of Qatar without providing at least 30-days notice to certain congressional committees," the GAO explained.
The department also violated another law that prohibits federal employees from spending money not authorized by Congress. "DOD should report its Antideficiency Act violation as required by law," the GAO said.
At the time of the swap, President Barack Obama defended the move, saying the U.S. has a "sacred rule" not to leave men and women in uniform behind.
"We saw an opportunity," Mr. Obama said on June 3. "We were concerned about Sgt. Bergdahl's health. We had the cooperation of the Qataris to execute an exchange, and we seized that opportunity."
But lawmakers from both sides of the aisle questioned the decision, saying the administration disregarded the 30-day notice provision of the law."
The GAO Ruled Obama Broke the Law in 2014, But No One Called for His Impeachment
All Progs are hypocrites.
LOL, so now it's okay to break the law as long as your motive isn't for "personal benefit"?
What do they call this idiotic legal system that exists on the planet you inhabit?
You inadvertently stumbled on the truth kid. Neither case is a "big deal", does that make those Pubs noble and virtuous? No. It just makes them not willing to shred the country for purely political reasons.