More commie LIES..If Trump doesnt want to give Ukraine the money that is his business
More from the article (undermining itself):
“the Impoundment Control Act, which allows spending to be withheld for only three reasons — to provide for “contingencies,” to achieve savings from increased efficiencies, or as mandated by a particular law. The act also bars a deliberate holdup of spending until the end of a fiscal year, according to 2018 decision by auditors at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. And it said no funding could be delayed for more than 45 days without Congress’s approval.”
Article (of course) does not actually link to nor quote the law.
Insofar as it asserts the delay “without Congress’s approval” was more than 45 days, July 25 to September 11 is 48 days. That requires further details on exactly what constitutes “delayed” and “released”, which very well could work out to 7/26 to 9/9 ... i.e.: 45 days.
The article also conveniently leaves out what prompted & constituted the extended deadline passed on 9/19.
Article also asserts a “55 day delay” (not 48), which I don’t see the basis of (again, 7/25 to 9/11).
Finally, if this is (as purported) a criminal violation, the Articles of Impeachment should have referenced the exact laws broken. It did not, opting instead for little more than “orange man bad”.
Short version: if Congress allocates funds to a particular use, they must be spent by end of fiscal year (9/30) and not delayed for more than 45 days - this is not subject to Executive choice not to.
Congress said “give Ukraine $X etc”, so Trump was obliged to. He just pushed the limits for maximum effect, and the worst which the Democrats can accuse him of is _maybe_ delaying 3 days more than he’s allowed to. Maybe.