Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Word of the aid freeze had gotten to high-level Ukrainian officials by the first week in August, contradicting President Donald Trump's timeline. Above, Trump with Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
Kiev, Ukraine – To Democrats who say that President Donald Trump's decision to freeze $391 million in military aid was intended to bully Ukraine's leader into carrying out investigations for Trump's political benefit, the president and his allies have had a simple response: There was no quid pro quo because the Ukrainians did not know assistance had been blocked.
But then on Tuesday, William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Kiev, told House impeachment investigators that the freeze was directly linked to Trump's demand. That did not deter the president, who on Wednesday approvingly tweeted a quote by a congressional Republican saying neither Taylor nor any other witness had "provided testimony that the Ukrainians were aware that military aid was being withheld."
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