Impoundment Control Act

The White House has said that President Trump was acting within his legal authority when he froze military aid to Ukraine.

Politics & Government

Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes

11:55am January 16, 2020

by Ayesha Rascoe

The Government Accountability Office opined on Thursday that the Trump administration's actions in the Ukraine affair went beyond the bounds of a law called the Impoundment Control Act.

Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the US Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Donald Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine.

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The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

11:14pm November 27, 2019

by David Welna

$400 million in security assistance to Ukraine was put on hold this past summer. But exactly how and when those events unfolded has been unclear.