Posted on 09/15/2018 10:03:39 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday blasted former Secretary of State John Kerry’s meetings with Iranian officials since leaving office.
"What Secretary Kerry has done is unseemly and unprecedented," Pompeo told reporters at the State Department, according to CNN.
"This is a former secretary of state engaged with the world's largest state sponsor of terror and according to him, he was talking to them, he was telling them to wait out this administration," Pompeo added.
"You can't find precedent for this in US history and the secretary ought not engage in this kind of behavior," Pompeo continued. "It's beyond inappropriate."
Asked if he thought Kerry's meeting had been illegal, Pompeo said he would leave the "legal determinations to others."
Kerry admitted this week that he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif “three or four times” since leaving office but denied he was trying to coach him through the Trump administration’s rejection of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
In an interview earlier this week, Kerry justified his meetings with Iranian officials, claiming, “Every secretary of state, former secretary of state continues to meet with foreign leaders, goes to security conferences, goes around the world. We all do that. And we have conversations with people about the state of affairs in the world in order to understand them. We don't negotiate. We are not involved in interfering with policy. But we certainly have reasonable discussions about nuclear weapons, the world, China, different policies obviously.”
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And Mike Flynn was drummed out and prosecuted for a lot less. The precedent says to charge Kerry and prosecute.
Iran is an enemy. John F’ing Kerry is providing aid and comfort to said enemy.
Hang him.
5.56mm
Iran needs to understand John Kerry does NOT represent the United States.
John Kerry represents the desires of corrupt ‘elites’ - the people who were rejected in the last election.
And yes, WE WILL HOLD THIS AGAINST KERRY AND THE LEADERS OF IRAN.
Isn’t she supposed to wear a veil now?
Benedict Arnold set the precedent. And therein lies the solution.
It’s nice to see that lurch married Ms. Heintz for her beauty and not her money. What a looker.
Charge him already
The Cabal ran the world.. They think they still do. Getting used to a President Trump is difficult for them.
Well now there is thanks to Kerry. So it is now okay for a previous administration to interfere with the current administration’s activities. No whining from the Democrats from now on.
Probably because too many senior Republicans want to keep working in the same way with the Saudis.
true, but i’d like to know who paid for the trips
Simply tell the Iranians that anything Kerry tells or promises them will ultimately result in their demise if followed.
Which of course is a good thing
Maybe he is promising them it will all change if/when Democrats win control of Congress and POTUS.
No doubt he made promises to them when Democrats control the government once again.
We will WIN.. We know it in our hearts and souls. The time is Now.
Stop talking about how "unprecedented" it is and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
triple down on the sanctions that will show what happens when you talk to traitors.
But we certainly have reasonable discussions about nuclear weapons.Wonder if asked if they needed more money maybe Obama can come up with some?.
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