Trump Administration officials worried Ukraine aid halt violated spending law

Here's more of the evidence.

But Trump’s decision to stop the aid was not announced, and no formal notification was ever sent to Congress. In an email on July 25, for example, as a senior OMB political appointee named Michael Duffey told the Pentagon’s comptroller about the aid halt, he said, “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.” Throughout this period, the reason for the aid halt was rarely discussed, even within the government. In an email on Sept. 11 – the day the funding halt finally ended — OMB official Edna T. Falk Curtain told a senior defense official that “I still have no insight on the rationale for the hold.”

This report is worth reading and you will being to see what it took, to hold back those funds to Ukraine.

Without a clear justification or any broader effort to gain congressional support, the officials overseeing the expenditure of the funds started hunting for legal guidance as soon as the order to halt the aid was given. When Trump’s political appointees told career officials not to worry, they still did.

“There was a report,” OMB director Mick Mulvaney told reporters at a press conference on Oct. 17, “that if we didn’t pay out the money it would be illegal, it would be unlawful.” He said it was “one of those things that has a little shred of truth in it, that makes it look a lot worse than it really is” because what he regarded as the deadline for spending the money did not fall until the end of September — two and a half months after Trump’s initial order.

More evidence of what Ron? Don't you get it, none of this matters now. Adam Schiff pre-ejaculated so to speak.

Steve, do you know what this blog is all about? Because if you did, you would not be trying to derail this topic from Trump Administration officials worried Ukraine aid halt violated spending law.

Get on topic by first reading the material.

We know for a fact the President didn't violate any OMB "spending law."

Steve, Trump got BUSTED and he has been Impeached and his trial in the Senate will come to pass.

If Trump believes that he did not violate any OMB "spending laws, then why didn't Trump let all the presidents men testify in the House Investigation Steve on that subject?

They didn't testify because the House committees' proceedings were unfair Ron.

They was told by Trump not to go to The House committees' proceedings.

By the way Steve, on your next reply, tell me what was unfair about The House committees' proceedings Steve, can you do that?

That's easy Ron. The depositions were all supposed to be classified. But Schiff as usual leaked like a sieve.

Like what Steve?

Ron, every single deposition was leaked the day after. Not to mention some of the opening statements leaked prior to. All you can do now Ron is grin and bear it.