Episode 792 • • 2:28:08 - 2:31:18
792: Buffoonery
Iran Settlement, 1.7 Billion Dollar Payment, Josh Earnest
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest defended a $1.7 billion payment to Iran, coinciding with the release of American prisoners. While critics like Paul Ryan labeled it a "ransom," the administration maintains it was a settlement of a long-standing financial claim at The Hague Tribunal involving a 1979 weapons trust fund.