Obama’s Cash Payment to Iran Was More Than a Ransom — It Broke Criminal Law

[Moorelloyd]

Iran Ransom Payment: President Obama Broke the Law by Sending Cash to Iran | National Review

Obama paid Iran to kill Americans and commit terror. Why is this not an impeachable offense?

. The 400 million just so happen to be delivered at the same time the hostages were released ? Come on you don't really believe that . Wake up .

Where in the heck did Obama get almost half a billion dollars to support our enemies? Who's side is he on? I don't think there is any question. Obama is a traitor.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

The idea that you don't want to be taken seriously is sort of weird

 

[georgephillip]

Iran Ransom Payment: President Obama Broke the Law by Sending Cash to Iran | National Review

Obama paid Iran to kill Americans and commit terror. Why is this not an impeachable offense?

. The 400 million just so happen to be delivered at the same time the hostages were released ? Come on you don't really believe that . Wake up .

Where in the heck did Obama get almost half a billion dollars to support our enemies? Who's side is he on? I don't think there is any question. Obama is a traitor.

Your link:

"Did it ever occur to President Obama to ask why he couldn’t just cut a check to the Iranian regime?

Read more at: Iran Ransom Payment: President Obama Broke the Law by Sending Cash to Iran | National Review

Here's one possible explanation from a lifetime Republican:

Wilkerson: The Danger of a Clinton or Trump Presidency

"The story today, which is an old story, goes back to January, when the president actually sent the $400 million to Iran.

"This is Iran's money.

"And why did we send cash?

"We sent cash because the Republicans, and some Democrats like Bob Menendez and Chuck Schumer and others, made sure that the banking restrictions in Iran are still so tight, even with the agreement, that they can't accept large [terms] of U.S. money, because eventually it'll have to clear a U.S. bank, and it won't clear.

"So we have to send cash. This is Iran's money. We had an agreement with the Shah at the time of the revolution.

"It was $400 million.

"Part of our negotiation to get our people back, and to settle the Iran-U.S. relationship in 1979-1980, was that we would pay that money back.

"And when we paid it back we'd pay it back with interest.

"Well, the interest is over $10 billion.

"Well, we went to arbitration, and arbitration reduced it to, I think, $1.7 billion. This is the first payment on that $1.7 billion. We were very fortunate to get that decision. We didn't have to pay even more."

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Well den, mebbe dis 2nd payment was the ransom...

Two Days after Cash Delivery, US Paid $1.3 Billion to Iran
Aug 24, 2016 | WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute over an undelivered military sale, two days after allowing $400 million in cash to fly to Tehran.

State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau says the U.S. couldn't say more about the Jan. 19 payments because of diplomatic sensitivities. They involved 13 separate payments of $99,999,999.99 and final payment of about $10 million. There was no explanation for the Treasury Department keeping the individual transactions under $100 million. The money settles a dispute over a $400 million payment made in the 1970s by the U.S.-backed shah's government for military equipment. The equipment was never delivered because of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew the shah and ended diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran.

On Jan. 17, the administration paid Iran the account's $400 million principal in pallets of euros, Swiss francs and other foreign currency, raising questions about the unusual payment. The $1.3 billion covers what Iran and the U.S. agreed would be the interest on the $400 million over the decades. The deal has faced increased scrutiny since the administration's acknowledgment this month that it used the money as leverage to ensure the release of four American prisoners. Republican critics accuse the administration of paying a "ransom."

Amir Hekmati waves after arriving on a private flight at Bishop International Airport, Jan. 21, 2016, in Flint, Mich. The 32-year-old Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine was released from an Iranian prison as part of a deal with Iran.​

President Barack Obama and other officials deny such claims, though they've struggled to explain why the U.S. paid in cash. Obama said it was because the United States and Iran didn't have a banking relationship after years of nuclear-related sanctions, but that wouldn't rule out using intermediary banks that maintain relationship with both.

Briefing reporters last week, a senior U.S. official involved in the negotiations said the interest payments were made to Iran in a "fairly above-board way," using a foreign central bank. But the official, who wasn't authorized to be quoted by name and demanded anonymity, wouldn't say if the interest was delivered to Iran in physical cash, as with the $400 million principal, or via a more regular banking mechanism. The money came from a little-known fund administered by the Treasury Department for settling litigation claims. The so-called Judgment Fund is taxpayer money Congress has permanently approved in the event it's needed, allowing the president to bypass direct congressional approval to make a settlement. The U.S. previously paid out $278 million in Iran-related claims by using the fund in 1991.

Two Days after Cash Delivery, US Paid $1.3 Billion to Iran | Military.com

 

[Claudette]

Granny says, "Well den, mebbe dis 2nd payment was the ransom...

Two Days after Cash Delivery, US Paid $1.3 Billion to Iran
Aug 24, 2016 | WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute over an undelivered military sale, two days after allowing $400 million in cash to fly to Tehran.

State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau says the U.S. couldn't say more about the Jan. 19 payments because of diplomatic sensitivities. They involved 13 separate payments of $99,999,999.99 and final payment of about $10 million. There was no explanation for the Treasury Department keeping the individual transactions under $100 million. The money settles a dispute over a $400 million payment made in the 1970s by the U.S.-backed shah's government for military equipment. The equipment was never delivered because of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew the shah and ended diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran.

On Jan. 17, the administration paid Iran the account's $400 million principal in pallets of euros, Swiss francs and other foreign currency, raising questions about the unusual payment. The $1.3 billion covers what Iran and the U.S. agreed would be the interest on the $400 million over the decades. The deal has faced increased scrutiny since the administration's acknowledgment this month that it used the money as leverage to ensure the release of four American prisoners. Republican critics accuse the administration of paying a "ransom."

Amir Hekmati waves after arriving on a private flight at Bishop International Airport, Jan. 21, 2016, in Flint, Mich. The 32-year-old Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine was released from an Iranian prison as part of a deal with Iran.​

President Barack Obama and other officials deny such claims, though they've struggled to explain why the U.S. paid in cash. Obama said it was because the United States and Iran didn't have a banking relationship after years of nuclear-related sanctions, but that wouldn't rule out using intermediary banks that maintain relationship with both.

Briefing reporters last week, a senior U.S. official involved in the negotiations said the interest payments were made to Iran in a "fairly above-board way," using a foreign central bank. But the official, who wasn't authorized to be quoted by name and demanded anonymity, wouldn't say if the interest was delivered to Iran in physical cash, as with the $400 million principal, or via a more regular banking mechanism. The money came from a little-known fund administered by the Treasury Department for settling litigation claims. The so-called Judgment Fund is taxpayer money Congress has permanently approved in the event it's needed, allowing the president to bypass direct congressional approval to make a settlement. The U.S. previously paid out $278 million in Iran-related claims by using the fund in 1991.

Two Days after Cash Delivery, US Paid $1.3 Billion to Iran | Military.com

Interest?? They were lucky to get their money back but no way should they have gotten interest.

No way should any of our tax dollars go to those assholes.

 

[jillian]

Iran Ransom Payment: President Obama Broke the Law by Sending Cash to Iran | National Review

Obama paid Iran to kill Americans and commit terror. Why is this not an impeachable offense?

. The 400 million just so happen to be delivered at the same time the hostages were released ? Come on you don't really believe that . Wake up .

Where in the heck did Obama get almost half a billion dollars to support our enemies? Who's side is he on? I don't think there is any question. Obama is a traitor.

no.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"National Review"

lol

Obviously conservatives don’t understand that this is subjective, partisan opinion – not fact of law.

 

[georgephillip]

What about paying your honest debts?

Two Days after Cash Delivery, US Paid $1.3 Billion to Iran | Military.com

"The money settles a dispute over a $400 million payment made in the 1970s by the U.S.-backed shah's government for military equipment.

"The equipment was never delivered because of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew the shah and ended diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran.

"On Jan. 17, the administration paid Iran the account's $400 million principal in pallets of euros, Swiss francs and other foreign currency, raising questions about the unusual payment. The $1.3 billion covers what Iran and the U.S. agreed would be the interest on the $400 million over the decades.

"The deal has faced increased scrutiny since the administration's acknowledgment this month that it used the money as leverage to ensure the release of four American prisoners.

"Republican critics accuse the administration of paying a 'ransom.'"

 

[TooTall]

Iran Ransom Payment: President Obama Broke the Law by Sending Cash to Iran | National Review

Obama paid Iran to kill Americans and commit terror. Why is this not an impeachable offense?

. The 400 million just so happen to be delivered at the same time the hostages were released ? Come on you don't really believe that . Wake up .

Where in the heck did Obama get almost half a billion dollars to support our enemies? Who's side is he on? I don't think there is any question. Obama is a traitor.

Your link:

"Did it ever occur to President Obama to ask why he couldn’t just cut a check to the Iranian regime?

Read more at: Iran Ransom Payment: President Obama Broke the Law by Sending Cash to Iran | National Review

Here's one possible explanation from a lifetime Republican:

Wilkerson: The Danger of a Clinton or Trump Presidency

"The story today, which is an old story, goes back to January, when the president actually sent the $400 million to Iran.

"This is Iran's money.

"And why did we send cash?

"We sent cash because the Republicans, and some Democrats like Bob Menendez and Chuck Schumer and others, made sure that the banking restrictions in Iran are still so tight, even with the agreement, that they can't accept large [terms] of U.S. money, because eventually it'll have to clear a U.S. bank, and it won't clear.

"So we have to send cash. This is Iran's money. We had an agreement with the Shah at the time of the revolution.

"It was $400 million.

"Part of our negotiation to get our people back, and to settle the Iran-U.S. relationship in 1979-1980, was that we would pay that money back.

"And when we paid it back we'd pay it back with interest.

"Well, the interest is over $10 billion.

"Well, we went to arbitration, and arbitration reduced it to, I think, $1.7 billion. This is the first payment on that $1.7 billion. We were very fortunate to get that decision. We didn't have to pay even more."

But we did pay another $1.3 billion two days later, and guess what? We wired them the money.