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15 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
New: We obtained new DOJ records regarding Donald Trump’s corrupt Ukraine scheme that led to his first impeachment.
americanoversight.org/document/doj-e…
In a December 2019 email thread, Jay Bratt from DOJ’s National Security Division described a “package” received by two Ukrainian legislators that alleged U.S. grant money to fight corruption was being mismanaged and misspent.
Enclosed in the package was a similar letter to Mick Mulvaney, then the White House chief of staff, that also referenced a third letter sent to Sen. Lindsey Graham.
beta.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
The records also include email communications from the night before the release of the transcript of Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Zelensky.

Learn more about our ongoing investigation here:
americanoversight.org/investigation/…

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