We reported yesterday on the breaking of the law. Today they admit it, and claim ‘exigent circumstances’. Obama even has the temerity to say even though he signed the law he has the right to ignore the notice part.

Via The Blaze:

In response, the White House says that officials considered what they called “unique and exigent circumstances” and decided to go ahead with the transfer despite the legal requirement.

Lawmakers weren’t notified of the Guantanamo detainees’ transfer until after it occurred, according to the Washington Post.

More from the Post:

A senior administration official, agreeing to speak on the condition of anonymity to explain the timing of the congressional notification, acknowledged that the law was not followed. When he signed the law last year, Obama issued a signing statement contending that the notification requirement was an unconstitutional infringement on his powers as commander in chief and that he therefore could override it.

“Due to a near-term opportunity to save Sergeant Bergdahl’s life, we moved as quickly as possible,” the official said, the Post noted. “The administration determined that given these unique and exigent circumstances, such a transfer should go forward notwithstanding the notice requirement.”

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said that the detainees transferred from Guantanamo to Qatar, where they are to stay for at least a year, the Post added, “are hardened terrorists who have the blood of Americans and countless Afghans on their hands. I am eager to learn what precise steps are being taken to ensure that these vicious and violent Taliban extremists never return to the fight against the United States and our partners or engage in any activities that can threaten the prospects for peace and security in Afghanistan.”

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Traitor traded for terrorists

From the Christian Science Monitor: "Speaking at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan Sunday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the US had to move quickly to rescue Bergdahl as part of a prisoner transfer involving five mid- to high- level Taliban being sent to Qatar from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba."

What a load of Obama. You do not move "quickly" on a prisoner exchange involving 5 individuals held by us and flown to a foreign country. These negotiations must have gone on for months.

The Obama administration lies and lies and lies. It's what they do.

My son was over there about that time. But, even if that weren't the case, I would still think the same way about this. Bergdahl needs to be tried for desertion. The big 0? There's many things he needs to answer for, this is merely the latest in a long line.

The exigent circumstances being whether or not this would get the VA mess out of the headlines.

"I wonder how the families of the 6soldiers who died looking for him feel"

See my post #8 in the thread, "Obama Adviser Susan Rice Refuses To Say If Bowe Bergdahl Deserted The Army When He Was Captured, “That’s Not The Point”.