MARGARET BRENNAN, CBS NEWS: It would be easy for you to kill the argument [that there is anything suspicious about the payment] by saying this is exactly how it happened and why -- not just: Trust us there is nothing shady about a plane arriving in the middle of the night loaded with cash. Which is, you're saying it is innuendo. Right? You're saying nothing was done that was not above board. So why not?

JOSH EARNEST, OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: I guess the point that I'm trying to make is, we could not possibly have been more transparent about this arrangement than to have the president of the U.S. announce it to all of you on live national television on the day it took place.

BRENNAN: The date the agreement was reached and the intent to pay to $1.7 billion, yes. But the details, you're saying this is a new detail on an old story. I guess, clarifying the detail is what would help-

EARNEST: But why is that relevant? Why is that relevant? Particularly when we all know there is no banking relationship between the U.S. and Iran, so again...

BRENNAN: But the details. The transfer was from the trust fund, to this bank, to this bank. Or it had to be in Euros and Francs because we don't have a banking relationship because it is complicated. That would be a really simple thing that people would be able to follow.

EARNEST: None of what you have walked through changes the basic facts here. We acknowledged back on January 17 that there would be all kinds of innuendo hurled by people who oppose engagement with Iran... I recognize the details that you are trying to illicit might make for a colorful news story, but they don't change the facts!

EARNEST: I understand the political attacks that are being made by people who are trying to justify their opposition to the deal--

BRENNAN: At a minimum the $1.3 billion is taxpayer money? Don't people have a right to have an answer to that question?

That will be the end result, no matter what the money is called.
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We literally gave them back their money.

I'm with Obama on this one. I think Iran timed the hostage release to make it appear that it was a ransom payment. The Iranians have a history of this sort of thing.

LTG isn't an Obama fan.

Now we know how Obama got to be President, when there's always been people to apologize for his misdeeds, in this case treason, like yourself.

You would probably have said, too, "Yes, he might have sat in Rev. Wright's America hating church, but he never listened, even with those big ears!"

It can't be coincidence when one of the American hostages, as reported by several outlets, said in an interview today that he was told by his Iranian captors that unless a second plane arrived, his plane would not be taking off. Additionally, it was also reported that State Dept. spokesmen refused to say whether the plane carrying money arrived before or after the plane carrying the American hostages departed. Hmmm.

He didn't get the memo. In addition is the fact that I stated previously that he was lying about Jeremiah Wright.

They used to pull stunts like this during the 80's. They'd strategically release hostages as a way of screwing with the American political system. Helped cost Carter the 80 election.

It's the President's birthday. Best President in my lifetime:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/55- ... mg00000067

Terrible article from a piece of shit cuck rag. Saint Ronald laughs from throne I'm Heaven.

Hopefully he's in hell waiting for freaky William Blythe

Thank God.

They used to pull stunts like this during the 80's. They'd strategically release hostages as a way of screwing with the American political system. Helped cost Carter the 80 election.