Oh and this key language from that article:
Van Hollen said in his letter that under the ICA, a president has to notify Congress if they want to claw back or freeze funding already passed by lawmakers. But, “not only did the President not notify Congress of a deferral or rescission,” Van Hollen noted that the Defense Department told Congress twice that the funds would be obligated.
He added that Trump’s “corrupt purpose” for delaying the aid does not meet the ICA’s definition of a “programming delay,” in which an agency can temporarily delay obligating money as they prepare to implement a program.
“It should be clear that the corrupt purposes identified by the House impeachment inquiry for withholding Ukraine aid violated the ICA,” Van Hollen wrote.
Thanks for bringing that to our attention.