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on Sunday night that Bolton writes in a soon-to-be-released book that Trump told him he was withholding aid to Ukraine until the country announced it was investigating the Democratic National Committee and former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump's legal team asserted there was no connection as they continued their opening arguments." testified to a direct link between the investigations Trump wanted Ukraine to announce and the withholding of nearly $400 million in aid to the country.
"Not a single witness testified the president himself said that there was any connection between any investigation and security assistance, a presidential meeting, or anything else," Sekulow said. That's technically true, but two potential witnesses who the White House blocked from testifying have said there was — Bolton and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Mulvaney said
the aid freeze was related to the president's desire to find out what happened in 2016, although he's since tried to walk back that claim.Sign Up
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