A congressional watchdog group is reviewing whether the Trump administration violated the law when it froze aid to Ukraine, a decision currently at the center of the impeachment inquiry
Washington A congressional watchdog group is conducting a review to determine whether the Trump administration violated appropriations law when it froze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine earlier this year, a decision that is currently at the center of an impeachment inquiry into the President, CNN confirmed Thursday.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were caught off guard when reports of the hold first surfaced in August and the issue remains one of the key areas of focus in the ongoing Democrat-led impeachment probe.The Government Accountability Office initiated the review after Sen.
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