Barack Obama actually said...

We announced these payments in January. Many months ago, there wasn't a secret. We announced them to all of you. Josh did a briefing on them. This wasn't some nefarious deal. We do not pay ransom for hostages.

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Obama defends the cash payments to Iran, emphasizing transparency and the policy against paying ransom for hostages.

08/03/2016

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