GAO rules Trump broke the law

There was no delay
That is a demonstrable lie.


Really, what date did the law give as a deadline to release the aid? Come on commie, demonstrate it's a lie. Quote the fucking law.

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As you know, that is immaterial. Do you think everyone who disagrees with you is a "commie?"


Nah, just folks that deny reality. And what the law said is at the very heart of the matter, it is very material. If you're ordered to do something on or before a specific date, and you do it before that date, would you have violated that order? That's a simple yes or no question.
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.

receding the funds is against the law
deferring the funds is not

Let your rationalization begin.

receding the funds is against the law
deferring the funds is not

Let your rationalization begin
Thanks for your expert legal opinion (wink).

your're welcome
 
The OMB states that the Executive Branch has exclusive control over the disbursement of allocated funds.
That is a demonstrable lie.
I looked it up...I used the Internet.
Unless it violates the Impoundment Control Act........which it did.

In the summer of 2019, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) withheld from obligation funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for security assistance to Ukraine. In order to withhold the funds, OMB issued a series of nine apportionment schedules with footnotes that made all unobligated balances unavailable for obligation.
Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law. OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.


The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?

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The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?
That's just like you and your Comrades. Single out a single snapshot from a three reel live action film and claim...



Disbursement of the $391M had been cleared and approved before the Orange Twit tried to halt the disbursement. The Orange Clown then got involved with his minions fucking with the funds in an unlawful manner with unlawful intent. That's one of the unlawful acts with more to follow after July, 2019, and that is made fully clear on reel #3 of the movie, but you don't care about TRUTH and FACTS and shit like that there kinda stuff owing to your kinship of character with the Narcissist-in-Chief! For the full story, a snapshot ain't gonna get 'er done Tex.
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.
Nobody gives a fuck. Now, go get yourself a job...
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.

receding the funds is against the law
deferring the funds is not

Let your rationalization begin.

receding the funds is against the law
deferring the funds is not

Let your rationalization begin

Nyet

What a Nixon-era law means for Trump, Ukraine aid
obviously you didn't read it.
Trumpy Bear didn't do the notifications. But if he shot Biden of 5th Ave the gop would acquit. It is what it is. Whether enough voters will care is the issue.
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.
Nobody gives a fuck. Now, go get yourself a job...
Always a joy when a poster tells someone to get a job when he's posting during working hours.
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.
SORRY!!!


The GAO conclusion that Trump 'broke the law' is a big nothingburger…
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.
Sounds like the liberals can read the writing on the impeachment wall and are moving on to their next hoax.
 
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Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.
Nobody gives a fuck. Now, go get yourself a job...
Always a joy when a poster tells someone to get a job when he's posting during working hours.
Do you work dickbreath? No? I'm on vacation until the 1st. Not that I need to explain my working schedule to a leftist traitor turd.
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.


The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?

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The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?
That's just like you and your Comrades. Single out a single snapshot from a three reel live action film and claim...



Disbursement of the $391M had been cleared and approved before the Orange Twit tried to halt the disbursement. The Orange Clown then got involved with his minions fucking with the funds in an unlawful manner with unlawful intent. That's one of the unlawful acts with more to follow after July, 2019, and that is made fully clear on reel #3 of the movie, but you don't care about TRUTH and FACTS and shit like that there kinda stuff owing to your kinship of character with the Narcissist-in-Chief! For the full story, a snapshot ain't gonna get 'er done Tex.



Hey welsher, I thought you died.

The new Ukraine admin hadn't been certified for shit. Zelensky didn't take office till May and the new parliament didn't take office until Aug. Once the new parliament passed new anti-corruption laws and Zelensky signed them, the aid was released, well before the deadline. That's the facts, whether they fit your commie narrative or not.

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The act of delaying the dispersal of the funds without congressional notification is illegal because it was not a programmatic delay.
The article is an opinion.
Foreign interaction is the domain of the President.
Foreign interaction, but not the dispersal of appropriated funds. That's Congress' purview.
Congress appropriates to the States and approves budgets, the President dictates Foreign Policy action.
Well the law says you're wrong. So go pound sand
From which Institution did you receive your law degree?

Comedy Central?
 
Why do libs want to give our hard earned tax dollars to corrupt people?....does it make them feel WOKE?....
Actually billions are given with the consent of the GOP and the DNC. I know u are dumb enough to vote and believe Trump...but take it easy on displaying your stupidity everywhere.
No one knew the money was sent until the video of the plane being loaded came out....is this your stupidity being displayed?....
That too...how stupid are you now? I'm not a sheep like you. I USE my brain, you just follow. what's Trump and the GOP is gospel and everything else is a lie. YOU are a joke.
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.


The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?

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The act of delaying the dispersal of the funds without congressional notification is illegal because it was not a programmatic delay.


There was no delay, it was released before the required date, stop spewing commie talking points, The law said the aid had to be released prior to the end of the FY, the admin complied with the law and released the aid 17 days prior to the deadline. It's as simple as that.

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30th Sept was the deadline for the aid to be given to Ukraine. The aid was released 2 weeks before the deadline & it was because of government red tape that it was slow to spend all of the monies. Due to that red tape the house had to pass another bill to get those monies spent by extending the deadline. So a technical violation of a law that was never broken, but due to government red tape the monies were not all spent in time.
 
Why do libs want to give our hard earned tax dollars to corrupt people?....does it make them feel WOKE?....
Actually billions are given with the consent of the GOP and the DNC. I know u are dumb enough to vote and believe Trump...but take it easy on displaying your stupidity everywhere.
No one knew the money was sent until the video of the plane being loaded came out....is this your stupidity being displayed?....
That too...how stupid are you now? I'm not a sheep like you. I USE my brain, you just follow. what's Trump and the GOP is gospel and everything else is a lie. YOU are a joke.

Oh, what a great argument !!!

I mean after all, you use your brain !!!

Wait...you have a brain ?
 
Why do libs want to give our hard earned tax dollars to corrupt people?....does it make them feel WOKE?....
Actually billions are given with the consent of the GOP and the DNC. I know u are dumb enough to vote and believe Trump...but take it easy on displaying your stupidity everywhere.
No one knew the money was sent until the video of the plane being loaded came out....is this your stupidity being displayed?....
That too...how stupid are you now? I'm not a sheep like you. I USE my brain, you just follow. what's Trump and the GOP is gospel and everything else is a lie. YOU are a joke.
That's your rebuttal to what I posted????....:21::21::21: I guess you are just vacant of any argument at all...:auiqs.jpg:
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.


The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?

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The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?
That's just like you and your Comrades. Single out a single snapshot from a three reel live action film and claim...



Disbursement of the $391M had been cleared and approved before the Orange Twit tried to halt the disbursement. The Orange Clown then got involved with his minions fucking with the funds in an unlawful manner with unlawful intent. That's one of the unlawful acts with more to follow after July, 2019, and that is made fully clear on reel #3 of the movie, but you don't care about TRUTH and FACTS and shit like that there kinda stuff owing to your kinship of character with the Narcissist-in-Chief! For the full story, a snapshot ain't gonna get 'er done Tex.



Hey welsher, I thought you died.

The new Ukraine admin hadn't been certified for shit. Zelensky didn't take office till May and the new parliament didn't take office until Aug. Once the new parliament passed new anti-corruption laws and Zelensky signed them, the aid was released, well before the deadline. That's the facts, whether they fit your commie narrative or not.

.

Is that true? What law did they pass?
 
Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.


The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?

.
The law said the aid had to be released by Sep. 30th, it was done before that. So how did they violate the law?
That's just like you and your Comrades. Single out a single snapshot from a three reel live action film and claim...



Disbursement of the $391M had been cleared and approved before the Orange Twit tried to halt the disbursement. The Orange Clown then got involved with his minions fucking with the funds in an unlawful manner with unlawful intent. That's one of the unlawful acts with more to follow after July, 2019, and that is made fully clear on reel #3 of the movie, but you don't care about TRUTH and FACTS and shit like that there kinda stuff owing to your kinship of character with the Narcissist-in-Chief! For the full story, a snapshot ain't gonna get 'er done Tex.



Hey welsher, I thought you died.

The new Ukraine admin hadn't been certified for shit. Zelensky didn't take office till May and the new parliament didn't take office until Aug. Once the new parliament passed new anti-corruption laws and Zelensky signed them, the aid was released, well before the deadline. That's the facts, whether they fit your commie narrative or not.

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Is that true? What law did they pass?



There were a couple, the big one was members of parliament are no longer exempt form corruption statutes.

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