Dig on Hussein IRAN Payout. Why he should be in JAIL. From National Review, August 16, 2016:
But here’s the president’s problem: While he is correct that the sanctions barred him from sending Iran a check or wire transfer, that is not all they forbid — not by a long shot. They also make it illegal to do what he did.
As noted above, the sanctions prohibit transactions with Iran that touch the U.S. financial system, whether they are carried out in dollars or foreign currencies. The claim by administration officials, widely repeated in the press, that Iran had to be paid in euros and francs because dollar-transactions are forbidden is nonsense; Americans are also forbidden to engage in foreign currency transactions with Iran.
Link: https:// www.nationalreview.com/2016/08/iran-ransom-payment-president-obama-broke-law-sending-cash-iran/