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WaPo: Trump told Mick Mulvaney to hold back almost $400M in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump is said to have pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate Biden’s son washingtonpost.com/national-secur… @karoun @jdawsey1 @nakashimae @CarolLeonnig
NY Times confirms: Trump’s directive was communicated to the Pentagon and the State Department, which were told only that the administration was looking at whether the spending was necessary, the officials said. nytimes.com/2019/09/23/us/… via @maggieNYT @npfandos @michaelcrowley
Trump's order was first reported by The Washington Post and was confirmed to The Associated Press by two people familiar with but not authorized to discuss private conversations. They spoke on condition of anonymity. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
BREAKING: Trump confirms reports that his administration froze nearly $400M in aid to Ukraine. But he gave a new reason for doing so: He said he wanted European countries to contribute money, too, and did not want the US to do so alone. nbcnews.com/politics/donal… via @akarl_smith
