Federal watchdog finds OMB violated law by withholding Ukraine aid

[babylonsister]

The hits keep on coming.

Federal watchdog finds OMB violated law by withholding Ukraine aid
6 mins ago / Politics


The U.S. Government Accountability Office released Thursday a decision finding that the White House's Office of Management and Budget violated the law when it withheld military aid to Ukraine.

The state of play: The decision from the GAO, an independent government agency, comes just hours before the Senate will kick off President Trump's impeachment trial over his administration's actions on Ukraine.

The big picture: The GAO found that the OMB violated the 1974 Impoundment Control Act, which requires that the White House and its agencies disburse funds appropriated by Congress as directed by the legislative branch.

The GAO probe was initially requested last year by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.).

He told Roll Call that while the abuse of power article of impeachment against Trump does not directly reference a violation of the ICA, it remains "all part of the picture that’s being painted."

Read the full decision @ link~

https://www.axios.com/gao-decision-omb-trump-ukraine-aid-2aab62ea-2e50-4301-bae7-afa5a88282ee.html

[gab13by13]

1. The GAO isn't just a watch dog,

it's a federal agency. This is big news. The OMB violated the law by withholding the aid to Ukraine and Donald Trump directed the OMB to withhold the aid. Democrats can use this in the Senate hearing by calling what Trump did criminal. No more nonsense about what's the problem Ukraine got the aid. Trump and Mulvaney broke the law.

[demmiblue]

2. K&R

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