White House broke the law by withholding Ukraine aid, Government Accountability Office says

[The Barbarian]

White House broke the law by withholding Ukraine aid, Government Accountability Office says
The White House Office of Management and Budget violated the law when it withheld military aid from Ukraine, according to the Government Accountability Office. In its decision released Thursday, the federal watchdog agency concluded that the funds were frozen to align with President Trump's "policy priorities."


"Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law," reads the agency's decision. "[The Office of Management and Budget] withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA."

The OMB argues that the Ukraine freeze was not subject to the ICA because it constituted a "programmatic delay," that hinged on a "policy development," according to the report. The GAO contends that that argument has "no basis in law."

 

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White House broke the law by withholding Ukraine aid, Government Accountability Office says
The White House Office of Management and Budget violated the law when it withheld military aid from Ukraine, according to the Government Accountability Office. In its decision released Thursday, the federal watchdog agency concluded that the funds were frozen to align with President Trump's "policy priorities."


"Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law," reads the agency's decision. "[The Office of Management and Budget] withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA."

The OMB argues that the Ukraine freeze was not subject to the ICA because it constituted a "programmatic delay," that hinged on a "policy development," according to the report. The GAO contends that that argument has "no basis in law."

Good Day,

The GAO can have that contention....
That and 2.75 will get them a coke and a peanut butter cup.


In Him,

Bill

 

[The Barbarian]

Good Day,
The GAO can have that contention....

Yep. It's a non-partisan auditing group which gets to make that decision. It was important, since it documents that Trump did break the law in doing so.

That and 2.75 will get them a coke and a peanut butter cup.

Just one more documented corrupt action by the president. Might be a key to those republican senators on the fence.