And the checks for the cash were each $99,999,999.99 to stay under the 0NE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR cap on the president's discretionary spending limit... He cut 17 checks for the cash designed to thwart his limits... An abuse of power... And money laundering.
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So why were the payments kept just a penny under $100m? If the State Department were a private entity, it might be charged with the federal crime of "structuring," for which former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert now sits in prison.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-buys-iran-privacy-at-99-999-99999-a-pop
Because Obama can do no wrong. You already knew that deep down.