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Reminder - Trump administration broke law in withholding Ukraine aid, watchdog says as Senate prepares for impeachment trial

"[...] Matter of: Office of Management and Budget—Withholding of Ukraine Security
Assistance"

Published Thu, Jan 16 202010:05 AM EST Updated Thu, Jan 16 20207:20 PM EST

Dan Mangan @_DanMangan , Kevin Breuninger @KevinWilliamB

Key Points

* The Trump administration broke the law by witholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine over the summer “for a policy reason,” a top government watchdog said.

* The report by the Government Accountability Office came a day after the House of Representatives sent articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump to the Senate for conduct related to the withholding of that aid to Ukraine.

* Trump held back the funds while pressuring Ukraine’s new president to announce investigations by that country of former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

More -- https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/16/trump-administration-broke-law-in-withholding-ukraine-aid.html