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BREAKING: GAO concludes that the White House budget office violated the law by withholding military aid from Ukraine >>>>
OMB attempted to justify the decision not to notify Congress about the aid hold -- but GAO rejected all of the rationales.

"OMB’s assertions have no basis in law."
THE LATEST: GAO’s findings could feature quickly into the impeachment trial that begins later today — and it undercuts a Trump talking point that no laws were violated in the handling of military aid to Ukraine. politico.com/amp/news/2020/…
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NEW: Democrats spent Thursday trying to suffocate the Trump defense before it starts.

Analysis w/ @AndrewDesiderio

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@AndrewDesiderio House impeachment prosecutors picked apart anticipated Trump team efforts to justify Trump's request ot investigate Biden and the debunked CrowdStrike conspiracy theory.

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@AndrewDesiderio They also pre-butted claims that impeachment requires a statutory crime — and they used Trump allies' own words to do it, teeing up video clips of Lindsey Graham and Alan Dershowitz, among others.

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NEW: Senate Democrats say a one-page letter admitted into trial evidence late Wednesday has been improperly classified by the White House.

politico.com/news/2020/01/2…
“It highly corroborates the case that Chairman Schiff has been making and exhibits no apparent reason that it should be classified ... I don’t think it’s defensible," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

Story w/ @AndrewDesiderio

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@AndrewDesiderio BUT ... MANCHIN downplayed the letter, repeatedly saying it was "just corrections" to Pence aide Jennifer Williams' testimony.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) also indicated it wasn't significant but said broadly "we classify way too much information.”

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Kyle Cheney
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NEW: Dems unloaded a massive Ukraine arsenal on the Senate today — a voluminous, complicated case featuring transcripts, texts, emails and about 50 video clips (3x more than the entire Clinton trial).

w/ @AndrewDesiderio

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@AndrewDesiderio The firehose of evidence was meant, in part, to counter GOP claims that the House rushed its case and didn't do its "homework."

But it also underscored the tension between their 'overwhelming' case and their urgent plea for new witnesses+docs.

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@AndrewDesiderio Impossible to overstate the Dems' heavy reliance on video clips to drive home their point. They replayed some of the most devastating ones in primetime — a move that shows they're gearing arguments for the public as much as they are the senators.

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BREAKING: Gov’t Accountability Office has concluded that the White House budget office violated the Impoundment Control Act by freezing U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

From GAO’s 8-page report: “Faithful execution of the law does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law.”
GAO also says its investigation was hampered:

“OMB and State have failed, as of yet, to provide the information we need to fulfill our duties under the ICA regarding potential impoundments of FMF funds.”
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Nancy Pelosi signs resolution to transfer the impeachment articles to the Senate“Today, we will make history,” @SpeakerPelosi said, speaking at the engrossment ceremony on Capitol Hill.
“When the managers walk down the hall, we will cross a threshold in history. Delivering articles of impeachment against the president of the United States for abuse of power and obstruction of the House.”
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Just-released documents show the White House moved to stop vital military aid to #Ukraine less than two hours after his July 25 call with Ukraine’s President publicintegrity.org/national-secur… Here’s a White House memo to the Pentagon: #UkraineDocs
Just in case the Pentagon didn’t get the point, here’s another July 25 memo - two hours after the first one, four hours after Trump-Zelensky call - demanding the Pentagon shut off aid to #Ukraine
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#BREAKING: The House Intelligence Committee has released their impeachment report.

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