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Obama’s Cash Payment to Iran Was More Than a Ransom — It Broke Criminal Law
National Review ^ | August 6, 2016 | Andrew C. McCarthy

Posted on 08/06/2016 6:35:54 AM PDT by SMGFan

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Obama’s Cash Payment to Iran Was More Than a Ransom —
It Broke, what once would have been considered a Criminal Law

41 posted on 08/06/2016 7:16:58 AM PDT by Baynative (Freedom; the dream of every human, the birth right of every American.)
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To: SMGFan

Its not a law if there is no one to enforce it.


42 posted on 08/06/2016 7:17:39 AM PDT by Yogafist
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To: SMGFan

There is no rule of law, so what does it matter?


43 posted on 08/06/2016 7:21:48 AM PDT by zek157
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To: ScaniaBoy
to a person or entity with knowledge that they are to be used in the preparation or carrying out of terrorism offenses is guilty of a serious felony.

I'm absolutely serious. It's not enough to just prove the cash was given the prosecution then has to show that the party giving the cash has actual knowledge it is to be used in the preparation or actually carrying out of terrorism offences. Good luck. They might be reckless. Or even negligent but that's not knowledge.

44 posted on 08/06/2016 7:22:09 AM PDT by Lent
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Post #8 bears repeating-

Oh, but the Obama admin announced the deal, supposedly giving them immunity I guess.

The pallet of cash in unmarked bills carried to Iran by our bagman was ransom, in the form demanded. Pure and simple.

Now the Iranians can distribute the cash in untraceable form wherever they see fit, as in funding terror, or paying families of suicide stabbers and bombers.

45 posted on 08/06/2016 7:24:34 AM PDT by ptsal
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To: SMGFan

Laws is fo liddle peoples...the Emperor does not need permission to carry out what is his by divine right...


46 posted on 08/06/2016 7:24:43 AM PDT by Molon Labbie
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To: SMGFan

Certainly an impeachable crime if not treason. Imagine if Bush or a President Trump did this. The media talking heads would be foaming at the mouth and rending their garments and Democrats would have an impeachment ready in 48 hours. Obama like Hillary is above the law


47 posted on 08/06/2016 7:29:20 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher)
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To: SMGFan

Check the small print on all Laws it says , “Obama is Exempt”


48 posted on 08/06/2016 7:34:59 AM PDT by butlerweave
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It didn't break King Obama’s law. He is the law.
49 posted on 08/06/2016 7:36:16 AM PDT by Logical me
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President Trump’s newly appointed US AG will be very busy prosecuting the criminals who were part of the Obama administration the past 8 years...


50 posted on 08/06/2016 7:36:21 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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Pubbies in BOTH the House and Senate will hold hearings! That’ll show him!!!!

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51 posted on 08/06/2016 7:37:47 AM PDT by TomGuy
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We are now third world.

That's the saddest part.

52 posted on 08/06/2016 7:41:06 AM PDT by Canedawg (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. -J.Adams)
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Terrorism offenses? Iran? You must be kidding?

Obama knows it all except when he demonstrates that the only way he could not be culpable is to be gullible beyond belief.


53 posted on 08/06/2016 7:42:53 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Canedawg

Obama was a dip into that world. Trump is promising to (try to) pull America out. Hellary is like, let’s just go forward while in it. Like marching 10,000 leagues under the sea, or something.


54 posted on 08/06/2016 7:44:24 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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Doesn’t V Jarrett still have family in Iran? I wonder how much they received???


55 posted on 08/06/2016 7:47:56 AM PDT by Vic S ( David Rockefeller killed Larry McDonald (KAL 007))
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Count #1: requires knowledge only, not intent
Count #2: money laundering pure & simple

Lock um up!


56 posted on 08/06/2016 7:48:49 AM PDT by thinden
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To: Vic S

Obama doesn’t work for Americans. He works for the government of Iran.


57 posted on 08/06/2016 7:59:25 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: SMGFan

“Law”...and following it. What a novel concept for this admin.


58 posted on 08/06/2016 8:00:31 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (I had a cool idea for a new tagline and I forgot it!)
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To: SMGFan

Laws are for “little people”.


59 posted on 08/06/2016 8:15:00 AM PDT by sevlex
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If you can’t ‘get’ Hillary on a straight-forward violation that doesn’t require a willful act, how the heck are we going to make this case against a president? They’ll argue every definition. It’ll be like rooting the enemy out of caves on Iwo Jima. And for what?

Congress can impeach if they have the will. This fits “High Crimes & Misdemeanors”. I know that the Senate won’t convict at this point. But so what? This guy needs to be tagged for what he is, historically-speaking.


60 posted on 08/06/2016 8:17:42 AM PDT by Tallguy
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