'The president has admitted to holding up nearly $400 million in aid until he got a political favor, his word – 'favor' – from the president of Ukraine,' Andrew Napolitano said.
"If they have a vote to go forward with the inquiry, it strengthens their tools to extract information from the executive branch," he added.of a formal impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, after a complaint from a whistleblower alleged that Trump had pressured the Ukrainian government to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Military aid for Ukraine enjoys strong bipartisan support among lawmakers, who see Ukraine as vital to confronting Russia's malign activity. Since 2015, the Eastern European nation has been embroiled in a civil war against Russian-backed separartist rebels. Republicans and Democrats were concerned about the aid being withheld prior to the whistleblower's revelations, and pressured Trump into releasing the funds.
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in New York on September 25 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
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