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SCOOP: A confidential White House review turns up Mulvaney emails which reveal extensive efforts to generate an after-the-fact justification for Trump’s hold on Ukraine military aid and a debate over its legality.
by @CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1 @thamburger wapo.st/2KPal00
@CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1 @thamburger White House lawyers worry that the review has turned up unflattering exchanges and facts that could embarrass Trump.

It’s unclear if the Mulvaney's discussions pose any legal problems for Trump, but could pose political ones if revealed publicly.
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@CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1 @thamburger The review also turned up emails between OMB and State discussing why the White House held up the aid and if it was legal.

In Dec 2018, GAO had warned OMB it wasn't following the law on how it was disbursing and withholding congressionally-approved funds.
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BREAKING via @kyledcheney: Judge says Don McGahn MUST testify to the House Judiciary Committee.

McGahn may still invoke privilege claims but is not "absolutely immune" from testifying. Case will surely be appealed and main quesiton is whether a stay is issued.
@kyledcheney !! Federal judge rules that Don McGahn must testify to House impeachment investigators: "The subpoenaed official does, as a matter of law, have a duty to respond notwithstanding any contrary order of the President."

The Trump admin is expected to appeal.
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@kyledcheney The ruling that Don McGahn must testify could also have implications for other key witnesses, such as former NSA John Bolton who has refused to testify until a federal court weighs in on the conflict between Congress and the White House.
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SCOOP: Subpoenas issued for information Parnas and Fruman indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction, and campaign-finance violations and suggest prosecutors are looking closely at Giuliani's consulting firm.
#Maddow on.wsj.com/2KUcIyD
Subpoenas listed a half dozen+ potential charges under consideration by SDNY:
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-conspiracy to defraud the US
-making false statements to the federal govt
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-campaign finance violations
-mail fraud and wire fraud
MORE: Investigators scrutinize Giuliani’s firm and donations to a Trump super PAC.

There's also interest in interactions with 3 key figures in Giuliani’s hunt for Biden dirt: ex Ukrainian President Poroshenko and ex prosecutors Lutsenko & Shokin.
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SCOOP: The House Intelligence Committee is in possession of audio and video recordings and photographs provided by indicted Giuliani associate, Lev Parnas.

The submitted recordings and photos include Giuliani and Trump. Lordy! There are tapes.
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The tapes were provided as part of that congressional subpoena issued to Lev Parnas.

Some material sought by congressional investigators is already in possession of federal investigators within the SDNY and thus held up from being turned over.
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“Mr. Parnas reasonably believed Giuliani’s directions [to encourage Firtash to dig up dirt on Biden] reflected the interests and wishes of the president, given Parnas having witnessed and in several instances overheard Giuliani speaking with the president.”
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White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block Ukraine military aid - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/politics/white…
In the early August email exchanges, Mulvaney asked acting OMB director Russell Vought for an update on the legal rationale for withholding the aid & how much longer it could be delayed.

Trump made the decision in July w/o an assessment of the reasoning or legal justification
Emails show Vought + OMB staffers arguing that withholding aid was legal, while officials at the NSC & State Department protested.

OMB lawyers said that it was legal to withhold the aid, as long as they deemed it a “temporary” hold, according to people familiar with the review.
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HIC in possession of video, audio recordings from Lev Parnas‼️

WH review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block UKR military aid

Trump made the decision to w/hold aid the w/o discussion re reasoning or legal justification
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Mulvaney asked acting OMB director Vought for an update on the legal rationale for w/holding the aid & how much longer it could be delayed.

Mulvaney said he asked OMB Dir to block the release of aid to UKR — at the Trump’s request — in early to mid-July of 2019.
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In December 2018, months before the Ukraine issue surfaced as a top priority for Trump, the GAO had warned OMB (Mulvaney) it was not following the law in how it chose to disburse and withhold congressionally-approved funds.
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White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block military aid to Ukraine washingtonpost.com/politics/white…
The review found hundreds of documents that reveal extensive attempts to generate an after-the-fact justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal, according to three people familiar with the records. wapo.st/2Db8kqy
The research by the White House Counsel’s Office includes email exchanges from early August between acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House budget officials. wapo.st/2Db8kqy
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@JoyAnnReid #Ukraine is a top military arms EXPORTING nation.
Hundreds of million$ in U.S. military aid helps Ukraine sell their weaponry to China!
#Trump continually gives military aid to Ukraine to buy U.S. weapons, including #Javelins not used in #Donbas conflict.
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@JoyAnnReid Do you believe Ukraine is now fighting for its survival against an invasion of Russian soldiers with thousands of casualties?
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💥Trump ordered hold on $400 military aid for Ukraine days before phone call pressuring President Zelensky to investigate Biden’s son. washingtonpost.com/national-secur… #Whistleblower #WhistleblowerComplaint #UkraineExtortion
OMB relayed Trump’s order to hold Ukraine’s military aid to State Dept & Pentagon in mid-July. Officials were instructed to tell lawmakers delays were part of “interagency process” & to give no additional info. Pattern continued for nearly 2 months, until the night of Sept. 11.
🚨Ukrainian President Zelensky told Senator Murphy “directly” that “the aid that was being cut off to Ukraine by the president was a consequence” of Zelensky’s unwillingness to launch investigation into the Bidens. #Whistleblower #WhistleblowerComplaint #Ukraine #UkraineScandal
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