Obama-Biden Officials Worked Directly With Iran to Undermine Donald Trump – Opinion

Washington Free Beacon released an intriguing report Thursday that involved former Obama-Biden officials, as well Iran.

According to a State Department memo obtained via FOAI, “former ambassadors” held a secret, “off the record” meeting with then-Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. That meeting came at the same time the Trump administration was attempting to diminish Iran’s negotiating power with sanctions.

Senior Obama administration officials engaged in a secret meeting with Iran in 2018 as part of an effort to undermine the Trump administration’s diplomatic push to isolate the hardline regime, according to an internal State Department document.

As the Trump administration worked to increase economic pressure on Iran in 2018, a delegation of “U.S. former ambassadors held a secret, “off-the-record” meeting with former Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif at his residence in New York City, according to a State Department memo unearthed this week as part of a lawsuit brought to compel the release of this information. John Kerry, meanwhile, was reportedly working in secret with Iranian officials to salvage 2015’s nuclear accord.

Mike Pompeo, the former Secretary of state, responded to the disclosure by saying that it was extremely shameful for government officials to meet with terrorist leaders in an effort to weaken a sitting president.

“This memo reflects even more than we already knew about former State Department officials continuing on as if they were still in office,” said Pompeo, who is now senior counsel for global affairs at the ACLJ. “Trying, at every turn, to work with the foreign minister for a terrorist regime, Iran, to undermine the very sanctions put in place by America. It’s worse than not knowing when to get off stage. Actively seeking to protect the terrible deal they struck, these former officials—two years after Obama left office—were signaling that Iran should stand firm against America.”

This is a sign of how delusional Democrat officials are about Trump. Imagine what would happen if Bush officials tried to do the same thing with Obama. Don’t you think there’d be widespread outrage, proclamations about undermining “democracy,” and non-stop mentions of the Logan Act?

In fact, the Logan Act was a popular point of discussion during the Obama administration, but it was in order to target Republicans for releasing a public letter noting that any agreement with Iran wouldn’t be binding. Many people suggested that GOP senators were arrested. This triggered months of fury. I’m not talking about just fringe outlets either publishing such pieces either.

The Logan Act was also retaliated against by the Trump administration. However, this time it was to claim that Republicans had broken it. Michael Flynn was famously accused of doing so for shaking a Russian guy’s hand at a conference.

Yet, when it comes to Democrats, the Logan Act simply doesn’t exist. And to be sure, I think it’s a garbage law that wouldn’t pass constitutional muster. It is notable, however, that the hypocrisy was not obvious. It seems that the law only applies to Republicans. If it’s John Kerry, it doesn’t even elicit a mention. We all know the game at this point, and it should be remembered the next time there’s another cycle of hysteria over the Logan Act from the left.