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.
Well, the next time I break the law I hope an apology gets me off the hook! Why do we continually accept his blatant disregard for the law!??
then when criminals break the law, what ever it may have been, robbery, dealing drugs, breaking into someone’s residence, oh wait..that’s already being overlooked by those ‘non…I mean undocumented’ workers/residents’, rape, sodomy…oh wait again, that’s legal isn’t it because we can do whatever we please in our own desire freedom of sexual expression as long as it is with a willing partner of legal consent…so back to breaking/violating the law…gee, not many that we can be guilty of…lying to congress must rea, …now let’s see, oh yeah about that law breaking againlly be bad…unless one is an official of the IRS that is
BS– well over used excuse,,,,,
An oversight he says!!!! he is the President of the united states for crying out loud! Impeach his Ass he has committed Treason!
Impeach lol
So! If anyone broke the law we all can just say my apology? And it will be pardon?
Lets get real here. He knew exactly what he was doing and he knows who, why, and what this is going to cause. Did he apologize to the families of the young men killed because of this deserter or the families of the ones killed in Bengazhi. I don’t think so. Let me see. Was this because of a VIDIO???? I am waiting on him, Susan Rice, or Hillary to say this. Of course Hillary has already made her comment about this trade and it was as usual disgraceful
How many more laws is he going to break before we impeach him~
yeh he is sorry a sorry bastard
he admits it and they wont do a damnd thing about it just watch!!