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.
MANY strikes. JAIL TIME NOW. 🙁
He didn’t know he was until he learned about it from reporters!
Get over all this BS ..
If you really want to do something get off the internet and work to get your local conservative elected.
We maybe winning the FB or Twitter war but losing the elections.
People get on here and complain but then pick up the remote and a beer…
The Dems work much harder at the grass roots level than we do. They as a whole unite behind candidates. We squabble internally orcdont vote..
this president, treats America and her citizens,as if none of his friends or countrymen, where in the World Trade Center’s on 9/11,his countrymen, friends, and brothers , were flying the planes that crashed into World Trade Center !
self absobed and getting away with it, till somebody stops this lunacy???? B|
This is such BS. No body plans to stop him from destroying America because they are all Communists and hate America too. They just want their paychecks. What a selfish administration we have. They are willing to let America FAIL under Obama’s lead.
Put up on charges of treason after his impeachment!
WHY DO WE ALLOW THIS MAN TO CONTINUE TO DISREGARD THE LAWS PASSED BY OUR LEGISLATION AND CONTINUE TO THUMB HIS NOSE TO THE ESTABLISHED REPUBLIC THAT WE ONCE HAD. THIS MAN IS SYSTEMATICALLY TRYING TO DESTROY THIS COUNTRY AND WE DO NOTHING…..WHY??????????
Selling out America is an oversight!!!! Country is being run by a racist loon.
Every move of this POS is orchrastated