Trump confirms he held up Ukrainian aid

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Trump confirms he held up Ukrainian aid
By Brett Samuels - 09/24/19 11:20 AM EDT

President Trump on Tuesday confirmed that he withheld funds from Ukraine amid growing furor over his interactions with the country, arguing he did so because he wanted European nations to contribute more to the cause.

"I want other countries to put up money. I think it’s unfair that we put up the money. Then people called me and said, 'oh let it go,' and I let it go," Trump told reporters at the United Nations.


Multiple news outlets reported Monday night that Trump ordered millions of dollars in military aid for Ukraine be withheld just days before a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump has since acknowledged that he raised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and corruption on the same call, alarming Democrats.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462775-trump-confirms-he-held-up-ukrainian-aid

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Democrats want to get an impeachment going for Trump doing his job. Unfortunately, they won’t get it.

Because if they did get it, it’s an automatic hello January 20 presidential swearing-in ceremony.

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Democrats want to get an impeachment going for Trump doing his job. Unfortunately, they won’t get it.

Because if they did get it, it’s an automatic hello January 20 presidential swearing-in ceremony.

We'll find out later today, dems are having an "all hands on deck" meeting at the House this afternoon.

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We'll find out later today, dems are having an "all hands on deck" meeting at the House this afternoon.

 

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Holding up the aid really isn’t that big of a deal. The original story about the whistleblower complaint centered around a ‘promise’ that was allegedly made. Trump says he did not use the $250M aid as leverage for the investigation request. That may be so. The transcript would definitely prove that. One thing that may be problematic, however, is the additional millions in aid, that was a surprise to the Ukrainian president. We may find out that was part of the conversation. It would be equally problematic.


Ukraine's president: US will give extra $140 million in aid

https://news.yahoo.com/ukraines-president-us-extra-140-115852444.html;_ylt=A0geKeXtO4pdTOMAc31x.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTEydjZ2N21yBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM2BHZ0aWQDQjg4ODBfMQRzZWMDc3I-


A year ago, Ukrainian officials all but admitted they were seizing cooperation, in the Mueller investigation, to avoid ‘irritating US officials.’

Volodymyr Ariev, a member of Parliament who is an ally of President Petro O. Poroshenko, readily acknowledged that the intention in Kiev was to put investigations into Mr. Manafort’s activities “in the long-term box.”

“In every possible way, we will avoid irritating the top American officials,” Mr. Ariev said in an interview. “We shouldn’t spoil relations with the administration.“

https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2018/05/02/ukraine-stop-cooperating-mueller-order-get-missiles-trump/

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We got 'im now!^®