Posted on 05/21/2016 10:41:08 AM PDT by John Semmens
While Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes’ lies about the Iran deal are a self-admitted matter of public record, an irate GOP controlled Congress will not be permitted to call him to testify.
Presidential Press Secretary Josh Earnest brushed aside Rhodes’ admission in a New York Times feature article that “we fabricated the narrative and played the media like a fiddle,” as a “youthful mistake borne of an excess of enthusiasm. The fact of the matter is that Mr. Rhodes has the full confidence of President Obama and was carrying out his directives as he briefed the media regarding the delicate negotiations. No useful purpose would be served by having him appear before Congress.”
Earnest rejected GOP contentions that they are only trying to get to the truth about the Iran deal. “As a famous historical figure is reputed to have asked, ‘what is truth?’” Earnest replied. “Subjecting the President’s loyal adjuncts to a Congressional inquisition isn’t something we’re going to allow. The President has done what he has deemed best for the country. No one has the need or right to know anything more than that.”
In related news, Iranian lawmakers are preparing a lawsuit against the United States to seek compensation for damage inflicted by Washington’s “hostile moves.” The list of particulars for which the regime is seeking billions of dollars in damages includes “continued resistance to the will of Allah, interference with arms shipments to Hezbollah, and the attempted rescue of hostages by unauthorized incursions into Iran by the Carter Administration in 1980.” The Obama Administration is said to be weighing a “nolo contendere” plea. As explained by Earnest, “the President has already acknowledged the errors of prior administrations and sees no point in prolonging a case we cannot win.”
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https://azconservative.org/2016/05/21/aclu-bemoans-courts-pro-choice-decision/
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http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=207864.0
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