| deskpro2k3 said: Well, this is big. New documents show: 1. Ukraine aid was held just hours after the Trump/Zelensky “do us a favor” call 2. Internal notes show Trump’s direct involvement 3. Staff knew it was wrong, kept it secret
https://publicintegrity.org/national-security/trump-administration-officials-worried-ukraine-aid-halt-violated-spending-law/ |
'Sept. 30, 2019 - The deadline for all 2019 federal spending, by which time all the Ukraine aid was supposed to be disbursed, or it would be automatically cancelled. Ultimately, $35 million was not spent in time but the deadline was extended in new legislation passed Sept. 19.'
So Trump tried to withhold the aid. Realised it was probably illegal because he shot from the hip without checking first. Looks like they rushed legislation through to make sure it wouldn't be illegal. Trump didn't end up breaking the law.
If Trump withheld the aid to investigate Biden specifically to give him an advantage come 2020, then maybe he can be removed. There is no evidence of his intentions though and his base will argue that he simply needed leverage to ensure Biden's corruption was investigated for the sake of the country. He realised later he couldn't do this and released the aid.
