Posted on 06/03/2014 2:16:28 PM PDT by bestintxas
A top aide to President Obama is now apologizing to Congress for not informing lawmakers, as required by law, that the White House was planning to trade an alleged deserter for five top Taliban commanders.
The apology comes after Obama himself defended his actions this morning, insisting his administration had discussed the release with Congress “for some time.”
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told reporters that she received a call from Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken on Monday evening apologizing for failing to inform Congress about the deal to exchange five Taliban detainees for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
“I had a call from the White House last night, from Tony Blinken, apologizing for it,” Feinstein, the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, told reporters at the Senate on Tuesday.
Feinstein said that it was “very disappointing” that President Obama decided not to alert Congress about the deal, suggesting that there was not a “level of trust” at the White House.
"He apologized for it and said it was an oversight," Feinstein said about the call with Blinken, clarifying that it was her “impression” of the call.
Feinstein said that in previous conversations with Senators about the trade, “there were very strong views and they were virtually unanimous against trade.”
“The White House is pretty unilateral about what they want to do when they want to do it,” she added, pointing out that the White House failed to work together with Congress in the
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should read YOUR birth not our. Ha. I am such a goof ball!
C’mon guys, it was an oversight....a simple oversight. What do you guys want anyway....perfection?
/s
He is apologizing for breaking a law that he himself signed. He should be apologizing to himself via resignation.
He can apologize from Ft. Leavenworth.
He has set us up for another 9/11.
SOB.
I’m a wild and crazy guy ...
I’m sorry I killed my neighbor... there ... I guess we’re all good now.
“I FORGOT”, you are right, it was accompanied by the more famous “Well, excuuuuuuse meeeee!”!!!!!!
Sorry...let me read you your rights whole I cuff you for prison.
The oversight administration. 33,000 illegal alien criminals released, oversight. Fast and furious, oversight. Benghazi, oversight.
The only apology I want to hear is
“Effective at Noon Tomorrow I Resign the Presidency”
Obama is laughing in Congress' face and they don't seem to be able to do anything but take it.
This is nothing less than public humiliation for Congress; a slap in the face to all military personnel; and a gift to the Taliban. And the press can't seem to figure out what the big deal is.
How about a special prosecutor, and years of investigations?
Remember Iran/Contra? Rescuing our captured Americans then was considered a scandal.
Where did you get a hold of MSNBC prompter notes?
Waaait a minute.
Iran/Contra was not about rescuing captured Americans.
The captured Americans were released when Reagan was delivering his first inaugural address.
Iran/Contra was about (a) opening a dialog with Iran, which had completely frozen us out until then, and (b) supplying weapons to the Nicaraguan Contras in defiance of a law passed by Congress.
Kind of a case of Reagan not following a law he didn't like.
But there were no captured Americans, to the best of my recollection.
Okay Obama, then give the traitor back to the Taliban and get those five aholes back to Gitmo ASAP.
Well ok Barry, if you’re sorry, that’s good enough for me. - John McCain.
Well if someone apologied FOR him than its ok...
Winkin’ Blinken & Nod .... everything’s fine now.
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