11-26-2019, 10:23 PM
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/472195-trump-was-briefed-on-whistleblower-complaint-before-he-released-aid?fbclid=IwAR16_mYqknhqe6UcWzpEpxO1ILi_afopWgYD7QOQPDYzZ02FDdnbbOgGAyo
NYT is reporting that Trump released the aid to Ukraine after being briefed by WH lawyers on the existence of the whistleblower report. At the time, the WH was trying to determine if they had to give the report to Congress.
Also revealed today, the White House budget office put the aid on hold the same day Trump talked to Zelensky
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/politics/ukraine-aid-trump-call-omb/index.html
NYT is reporting that Trump released the aid to Ukraine after being briefed by WH lawyers on the existence of the whistleblower report. At the time, the WH was trying to determine if they had to give the report to Congress.
Also revealed today, the White House budget office put the aid on hold the same day Trump talked to Zelensky
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/politics/ukraine-aid-trump-call-omb/index.html