W.H. on Secret Iran Deals: Tom Cotton Is Wrong, There Are No Side Deals

‘Senator Cotton didn’t really learn of anything in Vienna that wasn’t already available to be learned and this is information that was disclosed on the IAEA website’

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REPORTER: One of the biggest hangups that Republicans have about the nuclear agreement is the side letter that Senator Cotton learned of last week I believe it was. Yesterday, it was said there is no side letter. When Senator Kerry and Mr. Moniz were testifying, they said they had not read it but briefed on it.”
Earnest: “Well, the documents that senator cotton claims to have learned of during his trip to Vienna were documents that were previously discussed in material that we put forward sometime earlier. So the fact is, Senator Cotton didn't really learn of anything in Vienna that wasn't already available to be learned and this is information that was disclosed on the IAEA website. So I hope Senator Cotton had a pleasant trip but it wasn't necessary to learn the information he claims to have obtained.”

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