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Budget Officials Questioned Ukraine Aid Freeze
Budget Officials Questioned Ukraine Aid Freeze
December 21, 2019 at 1:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 9 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/21/budget-officials-questioned-ukraine-aid-freeze/
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Less than two hours after President Trump had his infamous July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House budget sent an email to the Pentagon, noting military aid to Ukraine was on hold, according to emails obtained by the Center for Public Integrity.
Daily Beast: “Some senior administration officials worried that by defying a law ordering that the funds be spent within a defined period, Trump was asking the officials involved to take an action that was not merely unwise but flatly illegal.”
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