What did Mark Sandy, the OMB official say in a closed-door deposition about the hold-up of military/financial aid? • White House budget official testifies in closed-door deposition in Trump impeachment inquiry - CNNPolitics cnn.com/2019/11/16/pol…
1/ “Mark Sandy, OMB official, testified that it was unusual of a process it was that a political appointee came in, took over the apportionment process and placed a hold on the military aid.”
2/ “Sandy said he raised questions to the OMB general counsel about whether the move violated the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the source said. He would not discuss what the OMB general counsel said because of concerns it could violate privilege.”
3/ “When Duffey, who oversees the OMB office Sandy works in, sidelined him, Sandy told lawmakers he was told that Duffey wanted to learn more about how the process worked and so would be taking over the particular issue.”
4/ “Sandy also told lawmakers he tried to explain to Duffey that it wasn't necessary to take over the account to learn about and understand the process, but Duffey, who was new to OMB, insisted otherwise.”
5/ “When questions began to surface about why the aid was held, the eventual explanation given was that the Trump administration wanted to see what other countries were contributing and make sure it was equitable.”
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