You certainly are welcome to your opinion. But............Congress authorized $391M in aid to Ukraine at the end of 2018. $250M under the control of the DoD and $141M under the control of the Dept. of State.
The federal government's fiscal year for 2019 started 10/1/2018 and went through 9/30/2019. Regardless if it took arm twisting or not, for me it comes down to whether the money was provided before October?
As for my personal view of Trump's action, it was inexcusable but not unlawful.
Trump’s Hold on Ukrainian Military Aid was Illegal
Pentagon officials worried withholding aid was illegal
The basis for my belief that the bottom line is whether the allotted funds made their way to Ukraine comes from the House Democrats themselves….. in particular the 2 sentences in red.
Why is the ICA important?
Today, 45 years after the ICA became law, Congress once again confronts a President attempting to push past the long-recognized boundaries of executive budgetary power. This year, for the second straight year, the Trump Administration reportedly considered issuing rescission requests for certain foreign aid and security assistance accounts less than 45 days before the end of the fiscal year, when the funds in question would expire. In the closing weeks of fiscal 2019, OMB withheld funding in these accounts in a manner inconsistent with longstanding procedures and policies. The House Budget and Appropriations Committees have serious concerns that President Trump and his administration violated the ICA in withholding these funds. The committees are examining when, why, and how these funds were withheld; and whether these actions prevented agencies from spending the full amount that Congress provided for these activities, thus thwarting the will of Congress. Congress will not bend to executive overreach. It will defend its constitutional power of the purse and the fundamental checks and balances that are critical to our constitutional republic.
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974: What Is It? Why Does It Matter?