Trump Budget Official Questioned Legality of Hold on Ukraine Aid
- OMB aide raised Impoundment Control Act concerns in July
- Transcripts from impeachment inquiry detail relevant events
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A White House budget official said he warned his superiors that a hold on security assistance for Ukraine could be illegal, and he waited months for an explanation for the delay he described as unusual, according to transcripts released Tuesday.
Mark Sandy, who was responsible for national security programs at the Office of Management and Budget, testified to the House impeachment inquiry that budget officials were told in mid-July that President Donald Trump had directed that the Ukraine aid be held up. Despite questions from OMB officials no explanation was given nor was any time frame for the hold set out.