{"id":458717,"date":"2021-04-27T07:35:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=458717"},"modified":"2021-04-27T07:35:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:35:50","slug":"a-criminal-act-calls-grow-for-kerry-to-resign-following-explosive-report-gop-demands-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-criminal-act-calls-grow-for-kerry-to-resign-following-explosive-report-gop-demands-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Criminal Act\u2019: Calls Grow For Kerry To Resign Following Explosive Report, GOP Demands Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-criminal-act-calls-grow-for-kerry-to-resign-following-explosive-report-gop-demands-investigations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=458717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3907.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Calls for the resignation of Democrat John Kerry, the Biden administration\u2019s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, picked up steam on Monday following an explosive report published over the weekend in which Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Kerry told him that Israel was behind hundreds of attacks on Iranian assets in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and State Department spokesman Ned Price both refused to comment on the report when asked about it on Monday, saying that they do not comment on leaked materials.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry decided to respond to it after Price and Psaki both declined, claiming, \u201cI can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false. This never happened \u2014 either when I was Secretary of State or since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross noted that Kerry did not specify what which part of the story he claims is false.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6239669421488\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kerry doesn\u2019t say which part is false. Also notable: he\u2019s commenting on the Zarif tape after both White House and State Dept said they won\u2019t comment on leaked materials <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsnuKIEcVp\">https:\/\/t.co\/MsnuKIEcVp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckRossDC\/status\/1386834317104582661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf this tape is verified, it would signal catastrophic and disqualifying recklessness by Envoy Kerry to Foreign Minister Zarif that endangered the safety of Americans and our allies,\u201d Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in a statement to The Daily Wire. \u201cAnd it would be consistent with his long pattern of empowering Iran\u2019s regime. Kerry poured hundreds of billions of dollars into the Ayatollah\u2019s terrorist bank accounts, was a close confidant with Zarif during the Obama administration, and was caught repeatedly meeting with him during the Trump administration (notwithstanding the Logan Act) \u2014 and has never publicly accounted for what they discussed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State and CIA Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/pompeo-pushes-investigation-into-kerry-for-leaking-secrets-to-iran\/\">told<\/a> the Free Beacon that the report proved \u201cwhat I\u2019ve said for years: That [Zarif] continued to engage with former secretary of state Kerry on policy matters after Kerry\u2019s public service and, according to Zarif, Kerry informed the Iranians of Israeli operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pompeo continued, \u201cBefore we cut a deal with Iran that reduces Americans\u2019 security, it would be good to know what the arrangement, if any, may have been between these two leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other notable responses to the report include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1386718357903364097\">Elise Stafanik<\/a> (R-NY): \u201chis is a criminal act and John Kerry must be immediately investigated and PROSECUTED. President Biden must immediately remove John Kerry from any government or advisory position.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Former U.N. Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiHaley\/status\/1386722467062816769\">Nikki Haley<\/a>: \u201cThis is disgusting on many levels. Biden and Kerry have to answer for why Kerry would be tipping off Iran, the number one sponsor of terror, while stabbing one of our greatest partners, Israel, in the back.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1386664340510674951\">Donald Trump Jr.<\/a>: \u201cImagine for a second a Trump official sitting on the NSC, like Kerry does, told Iran details about Israeli strikes? I believe the media would be screaming TREASON and they wouldn\u2019t be too far off, but of course they\u2019ll say and do nothing because they\u2019re useless propagandists.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/pompeo-pushes-investigation-into-kerry-for-leaking-secrets-to-iran\/\">Jim Banks<\/a> (R-IN): \u201cJohn Kerry must resign immediately. The investigation should be retrospective.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/pompeo-pushes-investigation-into-kerry-for-leaking-secrets-to-iran\/\">Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR): \u201cThese reports are concerning\u2014I\u2019d like the opportunity to ask Secretary Kerry about this in a closed hearing.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1386857052388069380\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN): \u201cIf intel leak rumors are true, John Kerry should seriously consider resignation.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Rick Scott (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burgessev\/status\/1386786319242833926\">both<\/a> called for Kerry to resign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calls for the resignation of Democrat John Kerry, the Biden administration\u2019s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, picked up steam on Monday following an explosive report published over the weekend in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276791,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3907.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018A Criminal Act\u2019: Calls Grow For Kerry To Resign Following Explosive Report, GOP Demands Investigations","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-458717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3907.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018A Criminal Act\u2019: Calls Grow For Kerry To Resign Following Explosive Report, GOP Demands Investigations","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}