How many times did Obama transfer large sums of money overseas? Obama pledged $900 million to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in February 2009. Pledges are not always followed through on, so it is unclear if the money was ever sent.  Arabic media claimed that Obama had paid the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood $8 billion when Morsi was in power, so between 2011-2013. Obama sent $500 million to the PLO in July 2013 and waived restrictions set by Congress. According to Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, Obama gave $5 billion to Qatar in May 2014 when he released five high-ranking Taliban prisoners for the deserter Bowe Bergdahl.  According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Obama gave $11.9 billion to Iran between 2014-2016 and possibly as much as $33.6 billion depending on how you count it. When the unfrozen Shah's assets are accounted for, the number may be $150 billion. Obama gave $221 million to the PLO in January 2017 shortly before leaving office. Are there other cases where Obama unilaterally sent lots of cash overseas with no oversight?