White House budget office defends Ukraine aid freeze in new legal memo

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The White House budget office asserts in a new legal memo that it withheld aid to Ukraine this summer -- an issue at the heart of Democrats' impeachment inquiry -- to 'engage in a policy process.'

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Washington The White House budget office asserts in a new legal memo that it withheld aid to Ukraine this summer -- an issue at the heart of Democrats' impeachment inquiry -- to"engage in a policy process."

"It was OMB's understanding that a brief period was needed, prior to the funds expiring, to engage in a policy process regarding those funds," Office of Management and Budget general counsel Mark Paoletta wrote in the memo dated Wednesday, provided to CNN by a senior administration official.

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Well well well!!! There went your narrative once again. cnn you are an embarrassment!!

“...withheld aid to Ukraine...” Nothing vague about that. 😒

The IG’s Senate Testimony sure blew up the dems narratives.

Interesting, but a bit late . Perhaps Trump should have allowed WH officials to appear as witnesses when subpoenaed, if there was nothing to hide . But of course he didn’t .

Too late to cherry pick lies to defend trump. This office lack power to uphold congressional alloted money to foreign governments. Nice white lie though

This is true. Ukraine was implementing new anti corruption policies. That is why aide was with held. But Schiff wanted to keep this from the American people. This impeachment sham is going to back fire

That’s like, what, the 4th version the WH has put out?

Fake News CNN is pathetic and disgusting

Will you just give it up!!!!

COVERUP COVERUP

Wow, that's some inventive accounting.

Duh the aid was held by us. Just not for the reasons your saying

They were a corrupt country. Why give them anything?

Oh for Christ sake CNN. My 10 year old senile dog knows this is 100% bullshit. 😂😂 How do you people sleep at night.

COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP COVERUP

Why is it taking so many weeks and the impeachment process that this excuse has now surfaced? Do you think it might be trump trying to manipulate the facts to con his base? By the way all if a sudden a “policy process”. WTF does that even mean?

Ok ! Good !

‘policy’

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Too late is your cry.

Impeach the Traitor Now!!!

Yeah, sure. Like anybody remotely believes that load of crap.

Congress subpoena those documents during the start of the Impeachment hearings and now you want to share them. To little, to late.

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE 1] before CONGRESS approves aid they already had had investigations into the countries receiving it 2] Trump had already released aid to Ukraine twice before so why this summer after Bidens' announcement did it become so necessary to hold up aid? IT'S BS

“Favor” = Policy process apparently.

CNN HAS LIED TO AMERICA FOR 3 YEARS, AND REFUSES TO LET YOU SEE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED!!

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