Get worried, sometimes what they do is they draft memos. Because when they are concerned about getting caught up in something that doesnt seem right, they dont want to be a part of it. On that day, mark sandy and other colleagues at omb drafted and sent a memo about Ukraine Military aid to acting director it advocated for the release of the funds and said that military aid was consistent with National Security interests, it would help oppose russian aggression and was backed by strong bipartisan support. President trump did not lift the hold. Over the next several weeks, they continued to issue documents that kept kicking the can down the road, supposedly to allow for more of this interagency process. While inserting those footnotes in the apportionment documents saying the delay wouldnt affect the funding. Here is the really shocking pa part. There was no interagency proce process. They made it up. It had ended months before. They made it up because nobody could say the real reason fo
When people in the government get worried, sometimes what they do is they draft memos. Because when theyre concerned about getting caught up in something that doesnt seem right, they dont want to be a part of it. So, on that day, mark sandy and other colleagues at omb drafted and sent a memo about Ukraine Military aid to acting director vaughn. According to sandy, the memo advocated for the release of the funds. It said that the military aid was consistent with American National security interests, it would help to oppose russian aggression, and it was backed by strong bipartisan support. But President Trump did not lift the hold. Over the next several weeks, omb continued to issue funding documents that kept kicking the can down the road. Supposedly to allow for more of this, quote, interagency process. Well, inserting those footnotes throughout the apportionment documents stating the delay wouldnt affect the funding. But heres the really shocking part. There was no interagency proces
Republican members of the senate to fail down the road when they come later and say i dont have information on this. If you want to deliberate and have information, wouldnt you want it right now . We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. Day one of the Senate Impeachment trial did not wrap up until 2 00 a. M. This morning. Senators debated the rules for nearly 13 hours. Chuck schumer offered 11 amendments to try to subpoena witnesses and get documents. 11 times republicans shot those down. The votes fell along party lines except for Susan Collins of maine who sided with the democrats. Once on one motion to allow more time for each side to respond. Before the debate even began, Mitch Mcconnell was forced to revise his rules to more closely match the clinton impeachment trial. Now the senate will automatically put the house impeachment findings into evidence and both sides will each get three days to present their opening arguments ra
And when people in the government get worried, sometimes what they do is they draft memos because when theyre concerned about getting caught up in something that doesnt seem right, they dont want to be a part of it. So on that day, mark sandy and other colleagues at omb drafted and sent a memo about Ukraine Military aid to acting director vought. According to sandy, the memo advocated for the release of the funds. It said that the military aid was consistent with American National security interests. It would help to oppose russian aggression and it was backed by strong bipartisan support. But President Trump did not lift the hold. Over the next several weeks, omb continued to issue funding documents that kept kicking the can down the road. Supposedly to allow for more of this quote interagency process. Well, inserting those footnotes throughout the apportionment documents stating that the delay wouldnt affect the funding but heres the really shocking part. There was no interagency pro
To spend the funds. We know there through recent reporting through contents of the email. President trump certainly hasnt made the information public. In response to a freedom of information act request the Trump Administration released this august 9 email from mckuser. The pentagon chief budget officer. Adds you can see from the slide, it is almost entirely blacked out. According to public reporting the email said quote as we discussed as of 12 august we dont think we can agree that the pause will not preclude timely execution. We hope it wont and will do all we can to execute once the policy decision is made. Can no longer make the declarative statement. Let me interpret whats actually being said here. Whats being said is, were in trouble. We cant spend the money in the time that we have left. And were not going to cover tracks anymore and say we can. The extensive redactions in the highlight the administration effort to conceal the president s wrong doing. They also under score why