Yet another example of the Leftists at the State Department defying congress

The U.N. loves the Palestinians.  In fact the U.N. has an entire division--United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)--devoted to getting western governments to give billions of dollars to what that agency claims is 5.2 million Palestinian refugees.

One small hitch: during Obama's imperial reign, the administration found that the actual number of Palestinian refugees is far smaller, closer to 30,000.

Wait...that must be a typo.  Surely you mean "3 million" instead of 5.2 million, right?  That's a huge error, but at least it's plausible.  If the true number is anywhere close to 30,000 that would be...well, it'd be fraud.

No, that 30,000 figure is the right one.  And guess who has that report?

The thoroughly corrupt, Palestinian-loving U.S. State Department.

That's the organization that was so carefully headed by Hilliary Clinton, Cheryl Mills and crew.

The report should have been made public as soon as State got it.  But State refused to release it to the public, because the Leftists who infest the place wanted to protect the billions of taxpayer dollars we give the UNRWA.  State is infested up to the eyeballs with Leftists, who defy any commands or laws they wish.  With absolutely no consequence.
 Congress just learned about the existence of this report, and asked State to make it public.  But some official at State apparently decided Congress (and the public) shouldn't see the report.  Hmmm, wonder why?

Answer:  Billions of dollars are at stake, since knowing the true numbers would likely result in a huge reduction in taxpayer funds congress allocates each year to the UNRWA for Palestinian welfare payments.

Congressional officials say the State Department refuses to release it in order to avoid reducing the billions of dollars that the U.S. government currently gives to United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).  Earlier this month 50 member of congress sent a letter to the president asking the Trump administration to force State to make the report public, as the law requires.
The Free Beacon asked an un-named State Department official about the report's classification and whether it would comply with U.S. laws mandating its public release.  Here's the infuriating reply:

"As part of normal congressional interactions we routinely respond to requests for information."  [But] "we do not comment on any specific reports.  However, the Department takes Congressional reporting requirements very seriously."

Oh, certainly. "We take Congressional reporting requirements VERY seriously." 

You bet.

This is what conservatives mean when they talk about The Swamp--a putrid pool of law-defying Leftists who simply refuse to obey the law, and give Congress the finger.  You may have thought (by reading the Constitution) that Congress was supposed to oversee the operation of government.  But the Left simply refuses to comply. 

And the refusers--what the Left coyly, cunningly calls "the Resistance"--gets away with it.