Trump’s Iran MOU Piles the Illegal atop the Unconstitutional
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President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 18, 2026.(Eric Lee/Reuters)
Not that anyone will do anything about it, but President Trump’s capitulatory memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran is the predicate for what is about to be an extortion payment of about $24 billion to Tehran that is illegal under federal law.
Regrettably, on the subject of appeasing the Death to America regime, Congress has been an aider and abettor for over a decade. The legislation that renders illegal the president’s imminent release of sanctioned funds is the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (codified in Section 2160e of Title 42, U.S. Code).
As I’ve pointed out a number of times (see, e.g.,
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