Trump Criminal Trials, page-8859

Done by the Biden admin and the state department, republicans criticized the inept move.

" Republicans have been quick to criticize the deal, alleging that the transfer of the money is harming American credibility abroad and could be an incentive for US adversaries to wrongfully detain American citizens.
White House coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said it was simply the “result of months and months of hard, hard work by our diplomats, particularly at the State Department, in bringing this about.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/18/politics/iran-money-explainer/index.html