“Trump engaged in unprecedented, total obstruction of Congress, hiding these emails,” Nancy Pelosi wrote
What the unredacted emails do show, however, is that despite legal concerns expressed by government officials, they firmly understood that the directive to withhold the aid came from the top.
In one unredacted email exchange, Michael Duffey, the associate director of national security Office of Management and Budget, and the Defense Department discussed the legality and the timing of military aid being withheld on August 30, with Duffey writing that there was “clear direction from POTUS to continue to hold.”, “Trump engaged in unprecedented, total obstruction of Congress, hiding these emails, all other documents, and his top aides from the American people.
“These new documents highlight Trump’s direct role in withholding military aid, and the Administration’s efforts to hide it from Congress. We subpoenaed them, and they refused. Now we know why. A fair Senate trial requires all documents be produced,“
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