Kerry does not know what is in the Iran side agreements?

Washington Examiner:
After classified briefings Wednesday with Secretary of State John Kerry and other administration officials, lawmakers say they aren't satisfied with the explanation of side deals on Iran's nuclear program that weren't sent to Congress, and still want to see the original documents.

Rep. Mike Pompeo said Kerry told lawmakers that he has not read the side deals, never possessed a copy of them, and approved the nuclear agreement without knowing their details.

"These side deals were essential to getting a deal signed in the first place. Iran believed these side deals to be important to an overall agreement, and so should the United States. It is essential for Secretary Kerry to know what's in the deal, and it is essential for the U.S. Congress to know what's in this deal," the Kansas Republican said.
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Earlier Wednesday, State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters the administration was not withholding anything.

"Congress has what we have, and what's being asked for here are IAEA documents or material that is not in our possession. There's no side deals; there's no secret deals, between Iran and the IAEA, that the P5+1 has not been briefed on in detail. These kinds of technical arrangements with the IAEA are a matter of standard practice, that they're not released publicly or to other states."

Lawmakers who were seeking access to any agreements between Iran and the IAEA say they consider them essential as they evaluate the larger agreement reached in Vienna on July 14. Obama says the deal will prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb, and will require Iran to put most of its nuclear program on ice for 10 years in exchange for relief from international sanctions that have crippled its economy.
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But House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisted in a letter to President Obama that the administration hand over any side agreements between Iran and the IAEA as well, saying that's what's required by a law passed earlier this year giving Congress a chance to review the deal.
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I find this stunning.  If a lawyer negotiating a major transaction did something like this he would probably be fired and possible disbarred.   How can Kerry make representations to Congress about a deal when he has not seen key parts of it?

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  1. They are lying so kerry has d3niability and doesnt have to testify about 5hem.

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