The Obama administration followed up a planeload of $400 million in cash sent to Iran in January with two more such shipments in the next 19 days, totaling another $1.3 billion, according to congressional officials briefed by the U.S. State, Treasury and Justice departments.
….The Obama administration previously had refused to disclose the mechanics of the $1.7 billion settlement, despite repeated calls from U.S. lawmakers. The State Department announced the settlement on Jan. 17 but didn’t brief Congress that the entire amount had been paid in cash.
I’m still stumped by this whole thing. Everyone knew about the $1.7 billion payment, but we’re supposed to be shocked by the fact that it was made in pallets of cash instead of a wire transfer or something? Who cares?
Is there a real issue here? Or is it just a handy excuse to complain about something that Republicans wanted to complain about anyway? Somebody clue me in, please.
