The White House issued an apology to key lawmakers for not speaking to Congress, as required by law, that the administration was planning to trade an alleged deserter for five top Taliban terrorist commanders.
“He apologized for it and said it was an oversight,” Feinstein stated was her impression of the call she received from Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken.
Obama has certainly had a lot of breaking-the-law ‘oversights’ hasn’t he? Doesn’t seem to realize he’s broken the law until he “learns about it on TV”.
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 situation.
Feinstein explained that she still had questions about Bergdahl, particular about the nature of his captivity.
“I certainly want to know more about whether this man is a deserter or not, I think that’s important to at least know, soldiers died looking for him, that’s important to give them credit,” she added.
it really doesn’t matter, there are not enough people with the back bone to fight back for our country and nobody in Washington will do a thing to stop what is happening
What REALLY….Well so much for The Give Me Freedom part—
SORRY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Why does the American people put up with this $#%&!@* that he pulls…Im sick and tried of seeing the man run of Constitution in the ground….We need to impeach him is the bottom line,or better arrest him and put him in gitmo..
What needs to be answered is WHY was there a swap of 5 Taliban detainees for just one deserter? I could see it if Bergdahl was a high profile ambassador but to release 5 of those creeps from Gitmo for him? PLEASE !!
Those 5 Terrorists are a threat to the entire World, not only the U.S.A.
Bottom line. We don’t negotiate with terrorists!!!! Now u have put every american in harms way that travel abroad. Oh let’s kidnap one so we can get our ppl out of Gitmo. U have crippled a nation Obama.
Gee, one ‘oversight’ following so many other ‘oversights’.
DUDE YOUR FIRED….your an idiot
bull$#%&!@*