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    Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid, GAO finds
    Jan16

    Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid, GAO finds

    The Trump administration broke the law when it withheld Congress-approved aid for the Ukrainian military last year, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Thursday. …read more Source:: United Press...

    Government watchdog concludes Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid
    Jan16

    Government watchdog concludes Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid

    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. The GAO, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog, said in a decision issued Thursday that the White House...

    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 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...

    Watchdog Agency: White House Office Violated Law in Withholding Ukraine Aid That Is at Center of Trump Impeachment
    Jan16

    Watchdog Agency: White House Office Violated Law in Withholding Ukraine Aid That Is at Center of Trump Impeachment

    Watchdog agency: White House office violated law in withholding Ukraine aid that is at center of Trump impeachment. …read more Source:: U.S....