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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumstRump released Ukraine funds because the jig was up.
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tRump released Ukraine funds because the jig was up. (Original Post)
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Nov 2019
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dchill
(38,517 posts)1. The funds were released by someone in the State Department...
I don't think we have a name, but State Department lawyers determined that withholding the aid was illegal, and subsequently the funds were released.
boston bean
(36,223 posts)5. I thought John Bolton did.
D_Master81
(1,822 posts)2. I was disappointed
Schiff didnt hit back on that point immediately. Maybe I missed it but Jordan looked so smug with his smirk like he just broke the whole case down with that point when we all know trump didnt do it for the good of Ukraine.
Maribelle
(4,783 posts)4. The state department did, not Trump. But it still remains a mystery
The State Department decision, which hasnt been reported previously, stemmed from a legal finding made earlier in the year, and conveyed in a classified memorandum to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. State Department lawyers found the White House Office of Management and Budget, and thus the president, had no legal standing to block spending of the Ukraine aid.
What was the "legal finding"?
What was the "legal finding"?