Trump administration forced to turn over new Ukraine aid documents.
the move was at the direction of the president. But documents released Friday night show that President Donald Trump first started inquiring about the aid as early as June.
President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Dec. 20, 2019, before traveling to Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Fla. The possibility of a hold up when it was announced on July 18 immediately sparked confusion and concerns from National Security Council officials and diplomats. This prompted a series of NSC-led inter-agency meetings, during which officials came to a unanimous conclusion that the security assistance should be resumed, according to several witnesses' testimony in the House impeachment inquiry.
As the officials involved their lawyers, they also seem to have engaged in an effort to prevent the information from leaking."Given the sensitive nature of the request, I appreciate your keeping that information closely held to those who need to know to execute the direction," Duffey wrote to several OMB and DoD officials the same day of the call.
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