[Swordmaker]

Long before President Trump ordered a halt to security assistance, the Secretary of Defense—in coordination with Secretary Pompeo—twice certified that Ukraine had made sufficient reforms to decrease corruption and increase accountability, and that the country could ensure accountability for U.S. provided military equipment.

Ah, another Never Trump DEM Schitt Swallow Shill makes his presence felt. Just because the Defense Department certified that the Ukraine Military had made changes in their procurement procedures to do something about corruption did NOT mean that there had been other changes in the MAIN STREAM GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE where the same corrupt people were still in the same offices!

Have you yet been able to type the name Eric Ciamarella on FreeRepublic, Semimojo??? Are you still incapable of doing that?

[semimojo]

Just because the Defense Department certified that the Ukraine Military had made changes in their procurement procedures to do something about corruption did NOT mean that there had been other changes in the MAIN STREAM GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE where the same corrupt people were still in the same offices!

That's true, but it did provide the certification that Congress required before the funds were released.

According to the GAO, any concern Trump had about generalized corruption wasn't a valid reason to withhold the funds provided his administration certified that the military aid funds would be well applied.

What you or I think about the Impoundment Control Act isn't really the point - it's the law.