Trump's Fictitious 'Top Secret' Iran Tape Is Really Fox News 'B Roll' Footage
I'm at my wits end here, because every day I have to write up a crazy story about the Republican presidential nominee for the 2016 general election.
It's been quite taxing, I understand that, but it still part of my job. And I'll do it!
It goes something like this.
On Tuesday, the WSJ reported that the Obama administration secretly paid the Iranians $400 million dollars that suspiciously coincided with the release of four Americans being held in Tehran.
But the money was part of a not so secret deal that had been struck back in 1979.
- When the U.S. Embassy was taken over in 1979, the Carter Administration declined to deliver weapons the Shah had ordered and paid $400 million for.
- When the Iran deal was struck, it was agreed that the United States would refund the $400 million with interest accrued over the years, for a total of $1.7 billion.
- As a good-faith gesture, Iran released hostages at the same time the agreement went into effect.
Now comes the really crazy part of this story.
For some inexplicable reason, Donald Trump told his rallygoers on Wednesday, that he actually witnessed a video made by the Iranians showing this secret pay off.