The conclusion by the Government Accountability Office that the Office of Management and Budget violated the law came the same day that the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump will officially begin.
The Trump administration broke federal law by withholding roughly $400 million in foreign military assistance to Ukraine, a nonpartisan federal watchdog agency said Thursday.by the Government Accountability Office that the Office of Management and Budget violated the law came the same day that the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump will officially commence.
OMB attempted to justify that holding the funds and failing to notify Congress was a"programmatic delay," assertions that GAO said"have no basis in law." A senior administration official went a step further, accusing GAO of committing a"pretty clear overreach as they attempt to insert themselves into the media's controversy of the day."
GAO's ruling was immediately lauded by Democratic lawmakers, who said the"illegal" withholding of funds"was a brazen assault on the checks and balances inherent to our democracy."
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