Mark Sandy, a senior White House budget official, is prepared to testify Saturday to House impeachment investigators about the halt in Ukrainian aid money
Mark Sandy, a senior White House budget official, is prepared to testify Saturday to House impeachment investigators about his knowledge of President Donald Trump's decision to halt nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, his lawyer indicated Thursday.
Though top administration officials described high-level alarm at the lengthy hold on aid, one piece of the puzzle has remained: who did Trump and his chief of staff Mick Mulvaney communicate the order to inside the White House budget office, what justification did they provide and how was that order disseminated across the administration.
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