Report: Obama Quietly Sent $221 Million To The Palestinian Authority Hours Before Leaving Office

AP- BI ^ | 1-23-2017 | Matthew Lee and Richard Lardner

[blam]

Matthew Lee and Richard Lardner, Associated Press
January 23, 2017

Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority.

GOP members of Congress had been holding up the money.

A State Department official and several congressional aides say the outgoing administration formally notified Congress it would spend the money Friday morning, just before Donald Trump became president.

More than $227 million in foreign affairs funding was released at the time, including $4 million for climate change programs and $1.25 million for U.N. organizations.

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[Junk Silver]

Can we all please remember to always preface the phrase “President Obama” with the word “former”?

[Farmer Dean]

The question is what’s anyone going to do about this?

[RummyChick]

They need to put some law into effect that prohibits this kind of thing that Obama did in the last few days

[Pelham]

“Comrade” or “Pharaoh” is more to my liking.

The $221 mill isn’t that outrageous when you consider the cost of good new portable missile batteries.

You can’t expect the PA to use crummy old SCUDs.

[gaijin]

1. released a TON of Sinaloa cartel people
2. dispensed a TON of secret cash to Iran
3. and now this

You know..? If you have a disagreement with a driver on the highway and it then cools down? You’ll get his very most HONEST behavior riiiight before his exit.

Everyone knows that.

THAT —not the earlier stuff— is how he really IS.

Cuz it’s right at that point he knows you won’t later have a way to get at him.

[Timpanagos1]

How was this money available if the United States Congress never did approve the expenditure?

[blam]

"The question is what’s anyone going to do about this?"

Nobody cares....it's your money.

[boycott]

I think it would be great if Trump just subtracts it from the $221 million we were going to send them in the future.

[gaijin]

midnight cash pallets
secret Lear-jet meetings

They want it BOTH ways:

1. Third World style while they rule
2. First World way after they leave, “prosecuting the outgoing Admin isn’t The Way We Do Things

They want it BOTH ways.

SO WHICH IS IT, AMERICA..?

[Freedom56v2]

1. released a TON of Sinaloa cartel people
2. dispensed a TON of secret cash to Iran
3. and now this

it’s right at that point he knows you won’t later have a way to get at him.

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It is outrageous...Wonder if Trump can stop payment? :(

[boycott]

I used to think congress had to approve spending. I guess not anymore.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority.

OK, I give up - why should a single penny of my tax money go to the Palestinian Authority? If the government has $221 million lying around that it can't find any better use for, how about trying out the novel idea of returning it to the people who earned it?

[grumpygresh]

Trump should suspend 0bama’s pension. In effect, withhold his wages. We don’t even know if 0bama got or will get a kickback for this theft. Could you imagine the reaction if 0bama and moochelle were deprived of their “benefits”.
Trump could pull this if 0bama starts to get nasty.

[Old Yeller]

More treason.

[Farmer Dean]

I doubt that Trump will be sending those murderers anything in the future.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Treason.

[Rastus]

It should be like most lottery winners: the money will be blown on useless garbage and they’ll be back to broke in short order.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Obama has a long history of diverting funds to the PLO and Hamas. This is no surprise.

[boycott]

I doubt that Trump will be sending those murderers anything in the future.

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I sure hope not.