Setback for Donald Trump as watchdog says he violated the law over Ukraine aid

US President Donald Trump talks with US supreme court chief justice John Roberts in 2018. Picture: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST

On Wednesday, the Democrat-led House of Representatives sent the Senate the two charges it passed last month accusing Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress arising from his dealings with Ukraine, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin in earnest next week.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” the US government accountability office concluded, referring to Congress having already voted to appropriate the funds. The $391m was approved by lawmakers to help Ukraine combat Russia-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. After being withheld by the White House, the money ultimately was provided to Ukraine in September after the controversy had spilt into public view.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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