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      White House hold on Ukraine aid violated federal law, congressional watchdog says
      Jan16

      White House hold on Ukraine aid violated federal law, congressional watchdog says

      …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...

      Government Accountability Office Finds That Trump White House Illegally Held Up Ukraine Aid
      Jan16

      Government Accountability Office Finds That Trump White House Illegally Held Up Ukraine Aid

      SAUL LOEBPresident Donald Trump’s White House violated federal law by withholding military aid to Ukraine, a top government watchdog found on Thursday, dealing a blow to the administration’s case against impeachment as the Senate prepares to put Trump on trial.The Government Accountability Office dismantled the White House Office of...

      New Texts From Parnas’ Phone Show Giuliani’s Frustrations During Pressure Campaign
      Jan16

      New Texts From Parnas’ Phone Show Giuliani’s Frustrations During Pressure Campaign

      New evidence released by Congress Wednesday evening from Lev Parnas’ iPhone spells out, in even clearer terms, Rudy Giuliani’s role in the Ukraine pressure campaign. In texts and documents that added to two other tranches of records released in recent days, Giuliani makes it explicit that President Donald Trump wants political dirt...

      READ: GAO report finding Trump administration broke the law on Ukraine aid
      Jan16

      READ: GAO report finding Trump administration broke the law on Ukraine aid

      The Trump administration violated the law by withholding promised security assistance aid to Ukraine, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday in a new report. …read more Source:: The...

      Trump administration violated law in withholding Ukraine aid: U.S. watchdog
      Jan16

      Trump administration violated law in withholding Ukraine aid: U.S. watchdog

      The report, released Thursday, said the funds were withheld for a “policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act.” …read more Source:: Global...

      Trump administration violated the law by withholding Ukraine aid, watchdog finds
      Jan16

      Trump administration violated the law by withholding Ukraine aid, watchdog finds

      The government watchdog found that the money was withheld “for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act.” …read more Source::...

      Ukraine’s Other Nuclear Ghost Town
      Jan16

      Ukraine’s Other Nuclear Ghost Town

      Pictures of Pripyat, the abandoned town near Chernobyl, are world famous — but Ukraine has another nuclear ghost town. Orbita was built for workers at the Chigirinsky nuclear plant. The workers moved in, but the plant was never finished, and Orbita is now a crumbling ruin with just 100 inhabitants. …read more Source:: Radio Free...

      Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid
      Jan16

      Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid

      The federal government’s watchdog agency says the a White House office violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine aid …read more Source:: The Boston...

      Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid: Government Accountability Office
      Jan16

      Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid: Government Accountability Office

      The Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld US security aid to Ukraine last year that had been appropriated by Congress — an issue at the center of the impeachment of President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: CTV...

      Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid
      Jan16

      Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid

      The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, an action at the center of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday. T he … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...