Via Washington Examiner:

House lawmakers were last informed about a possible exchange of Guantanamo detainees for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Jan. 31, 2012, two years and four months before President Obama decided to make the swap, say House GOP officials.

House Republican lawmakers are making the case that Obama broke the law, and his administration is aware they broke the law, by failing to give Congress 30 days notification that he planned to conduct a prisoner swap.

Instead, according to aides, they were notified of the exchange by a telephone call to a GOP aide about 30 minutes before the White House released a statement to the press.

During that call, an aide said, an Obama administration official acknowledged the move was inconsistent with a law requiring Congress receive 30 days notification.

Republicans aides say the GOP chairs of the Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Intelligence and Defense Appropriations received only two briefings at which a prisoner exchange was discussed