Even if Trump's genuinely concerned about Ukrainian corruption (he's not), per the National Defense Authorization Act, only the Secretary of Defense has the power to allow or deny disbursement of aid. His department reports on Ukraine's progress on anti-corruption efforts and a decision is made. In this case, John C. Rood, undersecretary for policy at the DoD, informed Congress in May that Ukraine had indeed taken measures to reduce corruption, thereby qualifying for the assistance, no ifs or buts. Trump ignored his own Defense Department's positive evaluation, and then blocked the aid when the law bars anyone but the Secretary of Defense from doing so. And if genuine concern for corruption cannot be his rationale for blocking the aid, the only other possibilities are either extreme gullibility toward anything that comes out of Rudy's mouth, or extortion to get Zelensky to damage a political opponent.
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