Conservative House Republicans are embarking on an eleventh-hour political maneuver to derail the Iranian nuclear deal, saying they can’t vote on it until the president coughs up copies of side deals Tehran negotiated with atomic inspectors.
The last-ditch effort to be carried out is aimed at snarling implementation of one of President Barack Obama’s key foreign policy initiatives.
It’s not likely to be successful and the international accord will move ahead.
Even if Congress succeeds in passing legislation aimed at undermining the deal, Obama would veto it and Democrats command enough votes to sustain the veto.
The deal will be the focus of heavy debate today in both the House and Senate.
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