GAO rules Trump broke the law

[colfax_m]

If I recall correctly, about $30 million didn’t make it over because they ran out of time after he delayed it.

They also lied about it.

what no link???

so youre lying ,,

Ask and ye shall receive. They were only able to disburse 86% of the funding congress allocated.

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/cooper_opening_statement.pdf

SO...........

Trump could have refused because of the Engine Deal.............and Trump could have just did like Obama and give them NON LETHAL AID.

But he didn't now did he..................You can Dance and spin all you want..........Funds don't have to be sent if they executive is USING EXECUTIVE POWERS to press for issues on a foreign country.........and a key one was the engines.........not to mention that UKRAINE DID IN FACT USE NEONAZI'S to fight there......

Ukraine’s Anti-Russia Azov Battalion: ‘Minutemen’ or Neo-Nazi Terrorists?

https://maxrose.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2019.10.16_rose_fto_letter_to_state.pdf

He couldn’t refuse to send the money without sending a request to Congress.

He wasn't sending money............it was material including Lethal aid......LOL

It was more than that silly.

 

[YoursTruly]

“This bombshell legal opinion from the independent Government Accountability Office demonstrates, without a doubt, that the Trump administration illegally withheld security assistance from Ukraine” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who requested GAO write the report in December.

Then why wasn't Trump impeached for the quid pro quo? Hell, they didn't even get him for bribery charges.

 

[OKTexas]

Why do all you commies deflect instead of answering a simple question? Does the truth scare you that much?

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LOL

Deflection??

Just how fucking insane are you, con?

You said Impeached Trump didn't hold up the funds and I pointed out how his own administration confessed they did.

You're brain-dead to call that, "deflection."

it was delivered within the parameters of the law. That means there was no violation. Commie propaganda notwithstanding.

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Dumbfuck, his own administration confessed he held up the funds.

And, it was still delivered within the parameters of the law. So there was no violation.

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$35 million in Pentagon aid hasn't reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances

Ok, the link is two months old and they said the final funds would be allocated within weeks. So it's already been obligated. And if you note what your article said, it was still delivered within the parameters of the law because congress extended the deadline. From your article:

Knowing that the hundreds of millions couldn’t all be allocated in such a short time, Congress gave the Pentagon an additional year to spend its share.

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[Sun Devil 92]

I printed the opinion and wiped my ass with it.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.

Trump* must pay for his crimes!

When he committs any, he'll pay.

Until then, he'll just let the deomcrats provide the comedy for the nation.

 

[toobfreak]

That’s not true at all. Your own article states Obama wasn’t obligated to send lethal aid. Trump was obligated to send the appropriated money. You’re confused.

and he did send it,,,

Most of it. Not all of it.

which part didnt he??

If I recall correctly, about $30 million didn’t make it over because they ran out of time after he delayed it.

They also lied about it.

Did you get your information from the same sources the witnesses in Congress got it from......

Too bad Coldfax isn't as interest in knowing why so much of this impeachment process had to be conducted in secrecy, behind closed doors, using shady methods, divisiveness, partisanship and gestapo methods-- -- -- -- not with the public, not with the cameras, but with many of other representatives and senators which had a responsibility and were involved in the hearings to see to it they were conducted properly, fairly and thoroughly for all.

 

[colfax_m]

and he did send it,,,

Most of it. Not all of it.

which part didnt he??

If I recall correctly, about $30 million didn’t make it over because they ran out of time after he delayed it.

They also lied about it.

Did you get your information from the same sources the witnesses in Congress got it from......

Too bad Coldfax isn't as interest in knowing why so much of this impeachment process had to be conducted in secrecy, behind closed doors, using shady methods, divisiveness, partisanship and gestapo methods-- -- -- -- not with the public, not with the cameras, but with many of other representatives and senators which had a responsibility and were involved in the hearings to see to it they were conducted properly, fairly and thoroughly for all.

Don’t be so over dramatic. There were closed door sessions and open door sessions. This isn’t any different than any other investigation and is done for good reason. Transcripts were published. It wasn’t unusual at all. You’re just told that it was.

 

[toobfreak]

Most of it. Not all of it.

which part didnt he??

If I recall correctly, about $30 million didn’t make it over because they ran out of time after he delayed it.

They also lied about it.

Did you get your information from the same sources the witnesses in Congress got it from......

Too bad Coldfax isn't as interest in knowing why so much of this impeachment process had to be conducted in secrecy, behind closed doors, using shady methods, divisiveness, partisanship and gestapo methods-- -- -- -- not with the public, not with the cameras, but with many of other representatives and senators which had a responsibility and were involved in the hearings to see to it they were conducted properly, fairly and thoroughly for all.

Don’t be so over dramatic. There were closed door sessions and open door sessions. This isn’t any different than any other investigation and is done for good reason. Transcripts were published. It wasn’t unusual at all. You’re just told that it was.

Sure. Right, you lying fucking creep! Just like ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION, you lying cocksucker, where many of the people ACTUALLY ON THE BOARD of the investigation themselves trying to adjudicate the hearings were never allowed to even know who the CENTRAL FIGURE of their investigation was around which THE ENTIRE CASE WAS BASED! Never saw him, never met him, can't ask him one damn question, not even with a bag over his head or a voice changer in a darkened room, no cross-examination of his testimony to test its veracity, --- --- for that matter, have to take Schiff's word the guy really even exists and is a person who might have actually been able to walk past the president and eavesdrop on his phone calls! Nothing unusual at all, right, asshole? Is that why rep after rep excoriated Schiff of the congress floor one after the other ripping him a new ass pissed as hell over it, you twat?!

You're an even bigger lying, cocksucking piece of shitt than Adam Schitt is, and I hope McConnell pounds the democrats a new mud hole and screws them to the wall with just as much bullshit totally unfair, partisan and one-sided telling all of the Dems to SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND SHUT UP as they all cry unfair so that Trump can walk free and give the moon to Nancy. I mean literally MOON HER. Then she can take one of her pens and stick THAT up her ass, too.

Heard It From a Friend Who, Heard It From a...Impeachment Telephone Game (REO Speedwagon Parody)

 

[eagle1462010]

which part didnt he??

If I recall correctly, about $30 million didn’t make it over because they ran out of time after he delayed it.

They also lied about it.

Did you get your information from the same sources the witnesses in Congress got it from......

Too bad Coldfax isn't as interest in knowing why so much of this impeachment process had to be conducted in secrecy, behind closed doors, using shady methods, divisiveness, partisanship and gestapo methods-- -- -- -- not with the public, not with the cameras, but with many of other representatives and senators which had a responsibility and were involved in the hearings to see to it they were conducted properly, fairly and thoroughly for all.

Don’t be so over dramatic. There were closed door sessions and open door sessions. This isn’t any different than any other investigation and is done for good reason. Transcripts were published. It wasn’t unusual at all. You’re just told that it was.

Sure. Right, you lying fucking creep! Just like ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION, you lying cocksucker, where many of the people ACTUALLY ON THE BOARD of the investigation themselves trying to adjudicate the hearings were never allowed to even know who the CENTRAL FIGURE of their investigation was around which THE ENTIRE CASE WAS BASED! Never saw him, never met him, can't ask him one damn question, not even with a bag over his head or a voice changer in a darkened room, no cross-examination of his testimony to test its veracity, --- --- for that matter, have to take Schiff's word the guy really even exists and is a person who might have actually been able to walk past the president and eavesdrop on his phone calls! Nothing unusual at all, right, asshole? Is that why rep after rep excoriated Schiff of the congress floor one after the other ripping him a new ass pissed as hell over it, you twat?!

You're an even bigger lying, cocksucking piece of shitt than Adam Schitt is, and I hope McConnell pounds the democrats a new mud hole and screws them to the wall with just as much bullshit totally unfair, partisan and one-sided telling all of the Dems to SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND SHUT UP as they all cry unfair so that Trump can walk free and give the moon to Nancy. I mean literally MOON HER. Then she can take one of her pens and stick THAT up her ass, too.

Heard It From a Friend Who, Heard It From a...Impeachment Telephone Game (REO Speedwagon Parody)

And they allowed now witnesses against the so called witnesses to rebuff their accusations.........Which they can't get away with in the Senate if witnesses are called at all...........I went through a lot of the witness testimonies............and they were all basically hearsay witnesses............Even the one Sondland was a Hearsay witness as he got called out for it................The Great I PRESUMED WITNESS...........This would have been laughed out of a court room from the onset ............

Yet here we go again with the INSANITY...............we'll see how much the Senate will allow with Hearsay evidence from a Victim Country that says it was never a victim.

 

[colfax_m]

which part didnt he??

If I recall correctly, about $30 million didn’t make it over because they ran out of time after he delayed it.

They also lied about it.

Did you get your information from the same sources the witnesses in Congress got it from......

Too bad Coldfax isn't as interest in knowing why so much of this impeachment process had to be conducted in secrecy, behind closed doors, using shady methods, divisiveness, partisanship and gestapo methods-- -- -- -- not with the public, not with the cameras, but with many of other representatives and senators which had a responsibility and were involved in the hearings to see to it they were conducted properly, fairly and thoroughly for all.

Don’t be so over dramatic. There were closed door sessions and open door sessions. This isn’t any different than any other investigation and is done for good reason. Transcripts were published. It wasn’t unusual at all. You’re just told that it was.

Sure. Right, you lying fucking creep! Just like ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION, you lying cocksucker, where many of the people ACTUALLY ON THE BOARD of the investigation themselves trying to adjudicate the hearings were never allowed to even know who the CENTRAL FIGURE of their investigation was around which THE ENTIRE CASE WAS BASED! Never saw him, never met him, can't ask him one damn question, not even with a bag over his head or a voice changer in a darkened room, no cross-examination of his testimony to test its veracity, --- --- for that matter, have to take Schiff's word the guy really even exists and is a person who might have actually been able to walk past the president and eavesdrop on his phone calls! Nothing unusual at all, right, asshole? Is that why rep after rep excoriated Schiff of the congress floor one after the other ripping him a new ass pissed as hell over it, you twat?!

You're an even bigger lying, cocksucking piece of shitt than Adam Schitt is, and I hope McConnell pounds the democrats a new mud hole and screws them to the wall with just as much bullshit totally unfair, partisan and one-sided telling all of the Dems to SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND SHUT UP as they all cry unfair so that Trump can walk free and give the moon to Nancy. I mean literally MOON HER. Then she can take one of her pens and stick THAT up her ass, too.

Heard It From a Friend Who, Heard It From a...Impeachment Telephone Game (REO Speedwagon Parody)

The whistleblower’s testimony is irrelevant. It’s nothing but a distraction. Just something to whine about.

That’s what you do when you can’t argue the facts.

You have a very foul mouth.

 

[kyzr]

If I recall correctly, about $30 million didn’t make it over because they ran out of time after he delayed it.

They also lied about it.

Did you get your information from the same sources the witnesses in Congress got it from......

Too bad Coldfax isn't as interest in knowing why so much of this impeachment process had to be conducted in secrecy, behind closed doors, using shady methods, divisiveness, partisanship and gestapo methods-- -- -- -- not with the public, not with the cameras, but with many of other representatives and senators which had a responsibility and were involved in the hearings to see to it they were conducted properly, fairly and thoroughly for all.

Don’t be so over dramatic. There were closed door sessions and open door sessions. This isn’t any different than any other investigation and is done for good reason. Transcripts were published. It wasn’t unusual at all. You’re just told that it was.

Sure. Right, you lying fucking creep! Just like ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION, you lying cocksucker, where many of the people ACTUALLY ON THE BOARD of the investigation themselves trying to adjudicate the hearings were never allowed to even know who the CENTRAL FIGURE of their investigation was around which THE ENTIRE CASE WAS BASED! Never saw him, never met him, can't ask him one damn question, not even with a bag over his head or a voice changer in a darkened room, no cross-examination of his testimony to test its veracity, --- --- for that matter, have to take Schiff's word the guy really even exists and is a person who might have actually been able to walk past the president and eavesdrop on his phone calls! Nothing unusual at all, right, asshole? Is that why rep after rep excoriated Schiff of the congress floor one after the other ripping him a new ass pissed as hell over it, you twat?!

You're an even bigger lying, cocksucking piece of shitt than Adam Schitt is, and I hope McConnell pounds the democrats a new mud hole and screws them to the wall with just as much bullshit totally unfair, partisan and one-sided telling all of the Dems to SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND SHUT UP as they all cry unfair so that Trump can walk free and give the moon to Nancy. I mean literally MOON HER. Then she can take one of her pens and stick THAT up her ass, too.

Heard It From a Friend Who, Heard It From a...Impeachment Telephone Game (REO Speedwagon Parody)

The whistleblower’s testimony is irrelevant. It’s nothing but a distraction. Just something to whine about.

That’s what you do when you can’t argue the facts.

You have a very foul mouth.

The WB's testimony is relevant.
It goes to the heart of the matter, which is the democrats' hatred of Trump, and the deep state's efforts to do anything to disrupt his presidency.
Who put the WB (Ciaramella) into his position in the WH? (Brennan)
Who did the WB go to to have the complaint written in legalese? (Schiff)
Why was the WB complaint considered "credible" when technically it wasn't? (IGIC was biased)
How did a low level WB complaint even have an effect on the president? The WB law only applies to DNI level and below.
There are many questions that the WB should answer under oath.

 

[eagle1462010]

If the Whistle Blower is not called, then the trial would be a violation of the 6th Amendment.

 

[eagle1462010]

If the Whistle Blower is called I expect him to use this.

Because he is a partisan hack with ties..............and would be ripped to shreds..........which is why the Dems don't want him called.

 

[ph3iron]

So being president is now illegal?....its up to the commander and chief to determine if our tax dollars we send to other nations will be used in a non corrupt fashion....OMB?...don't make us laugh...no one votes for the OMB....

Got our little mind made up do we?
Trump u?

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

So being president is now illegal?....its up to the commander and chief to determine if our tax dollars we send to other nations will be used in a non corrupt fashion....OMB?...don't make us laugh...no one votes for the OMB....

Got our little mind made up do we?
Trump u?

At least he has a mind to make up. Your is controlled by MSNBC. Loser.

 

[ph3iron]

Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.

Hilarious, Derz argument was that you have to break a law.
Now this one doesn't count?

 

[ph3iron]

So being president is now illegal?....its up to the commander and chief to determine if our tax dollars we send to other nations will be used in a non corrupt fashion....OMB?...don't make us laugh...no one votes for the OMB....

Got our little mind made up do we?
Trump u?

At least he has a mind to make up. Your is controlled by MSNBC. Loser.

I'm a staunch knees news fan.
"Don't report the news, report what our fans already believe" - founder
Your college again?
I missed it

 

[ph3iron]

If the Whistle Blower is called I expect him to use this.

Because he is a partisan hack with ties..............and would be ripped to shreds..........which is why the Dems don't want him called.

I thought the whole point of a WB was that he was supposed to be anonymous ?
How long would he last if he testifies?
Good old Devin would be sneaking up the back stairs of the WH again

 

[ph3iron]

Gov’t Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze
Gov't Watchdog Office: OMB Broke Law With Trump-Ordered Ukraine Aid Freeze

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency that advises Congress, concluded Thursday that the hold President Trump ordered his Office of Management and Budget to place on Ukraine military assistance violated the law.

“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” a GAO opinion said. “OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA.”

The opinion outlined the reasons holds can be legally placed on congressionally authorized funding, and said the rational given for freezing the Ukraine aid did not fit within those reasons.

“The burden to justify a withholding of budget authority rests with the executive branch. Here, OMB has failed to meet this burden. We conclude that OMB violated the ICA when it withheld USAI funds for a policy reason,” the GAO said.
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So much for the Trumper assertion Trump broke no laws.

Hilarious, Derz argument was that you have to break a law.
Now this one doesn't count?

And, Tribe, the guy who taught Cruz, john Roberts, Kagan, , Obama
Said D "is a complete whacko on this"

 

[eagle1462010]

If the Whistle Blower is called I expect him to use this.

Because he is a partisan hack with ties..............and would be ripped to shreds..........which is why the Dems don't want him called.

I thought the whole point of a WB was that he was supposed to be anonymous ?
How long would he last if he testifies?
Good old Devin would be sneaking up the back stairs of the WH again

LOL

He made charges and should be held to the 6th Amendment..........the right to face the accuser..........Does his rights outweigh the rights of the accused under the Constitution.............I think NOT.