[crscore]Nancy Pelosi[/crscore] acknowledges the Iranians may do bad things with the $150 billion dollars set to be returned to the regime as part of the Iranian nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama Administration.

Appearing on CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday, Pelosi even said the Iranians “have been doing bad things with the money that they have but the fact is the biggest threat to all of us is that Iran would have a nuclear weapon.” (RELATED: Earnest: Iran Capturing 10 American Sailors Is Why Obama Pursued Nuke Deal [VIDEO])

“Well, you know, there are all these stages of the plan: the adoption, of course the passing of the legislation,” Pelosi said when asked by Chris Cuomo how the implementation of the Iranian nuclear deal works. “We’re very proud of what it is.”

“I think it’s important for the American people to realize though that the money that is being released is Iranian money held in banks, other banks, not in U.S. banks,” she noted. “So it isn’t about us giving them anything. It’s about them having access to their own money if they meet the terms of the agreement. And have to be vigilant to make sure they do.” (RELATED: Obama Boasts About US Power, While Iran Has 10 US Sailors In Custody)

Cuomo followed up, “People hear the number, 150 billion, they don’t care anymore about where it’s coming or whose banks, it’s that you are giving fuel to the Iranian fire. Fair criticism?”

“Well, it is their money and it was — sanctions were there for a reason,” Pelosi said.

“Because they do bad things with the money,” Cuomo claimed. (RELATED: Obama Doesn’t Mention Sailors Being Held By Iran In SOTU)

“Yeah, well they may,” Pelosi admitted. “And they have lots of needs in their own economy that they will have to invest in. They have been doing bad things with the money that they have but the fact is the biggest threat to all of us is that Iran would have a nuclear weapon. We have taken them off that course. How much is that worth of their own money?”

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