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According to a severely critical new report after a year-long investigation by the House Armed Services Committee, the Obama Administration broke the law when it swapped five Taliban terrorist leaders for U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl.
Other findings in the report:
* The administration deliberately and intentionally misled Congress and the American people throughout the process of negotiations, and it kept the prisoner exchange secret because it knew that Congress and the U.S. people would never go along with such a swap.
* The administration broke the law that requires providing members of Congress with 30 days' advance notice of any detainee transfers from Guantánamo Bay, where the released senior Taliban leaders had been retained. The report also suggests that the administration hid the swap so that is could help fulfill Obama's campaign promise to close the Guantánamo Bay facility.
* The administration misled reporters and lawmakers about a potential prisoner exchange. Congress was notified only hours before the May 2014 transfer took place. The Taliban terrorists knew about the deal before members of Congress.
* President Obama took unilateral action and did not comply with Article II, section 3 of the Constitution, which states that the President “shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
* Six U.S. soldiers died in the search for Sgt. Bergdahl after he deserted his post in Afghanistan, contradicting National Security Adviser Susan Rice's claim that Bergdahl served with "honor and distinction."
A link to the complete, lengthy report ... http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=A94B3614-F4C4-45B0-B9B8-F9FE62857969
Other findings in the report:
* The administration deliberately and intentionally misled Congress and the American people throughout the process of negotiations, and it kept the prisoner exchange secret because it knew that Congress and the U.S. people would never go along with such a swap.
* The administration broke the law that requires providing members of Congress with 30 days' advance notice of any detainee transfers from Guantánamo Bay, where the released senior Taliban leaders had been retained. The report also suggests that the administration hid the swap so that is could help fulfill Obama's campaign promise to close the Guantánamo Bay facility.
* The administration misled reporters and lawmakers about a potential prisoner exchange. Congress was notified only hours before the May 2014 transfer took place. The Taliban terrorists knew about the deal before members of Congress.
* President Obama took unilateral action and did not comply with Article II, section 3 of the Constitution, which states that the President “shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
* Six U.S. soldiers died in the search for Sgt. Bergdahl after he deserted his post in Afghanistan, contradicting National Security Adviser Susan Rice's claim that Bergdahl served with "honor and distinction."
A link to the complete, lengthy report ... http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=A94B3614-F4C4-45B0-B9B8-F9FE62857969