Trump said Perry had told him of his plans to resign months ago. Word of Perry's departure came a day after the publication of an interview in which Perry said that - on Trump's orders - he had communicated with Giuliani over alleged corruption in Ukraine. Trump also announced that US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who was deeply involved in Ukraine talks, was stepping down.
Mulvaney's comments added to a dramatic day in which a senior diplomat told Congressional investigators that Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani sought political help from Ukraine. "The money held up had absolutely nothing to do with Biden," he said. That Biden allegation is the other key leg of Democrats' charges against Trump. Photo: AFPīut Mulvaney argued that Trump had done nothing wrong, because he acted in support of a Justice Department probe into the origins of 2016 Russian meddling allegations.Īnd Mulvaney denied that Trump also tied the aid to Ukraine investigating a top Democratic rival, Joe Biden, ahead of the 2020 vote. US President Donald Trump faces impeachment allegations that he pressured Ukraine's president to investigate Trump's political rival Joe Biden. "Things just went from very, very bad to much, much worse," he said. "Mulvaney just said that US military aid for Ukraine was held up pending Ukraine's investigation of Democrats," tweeted Adam Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman who is leading the impeachment inquiry. Nevertheless, his initial admission appeared to support Democrats' charges that Trump abused his power and violated election laws.
"The president never told me to withhold any money until the Ukrainians did anything related to the server."
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"Let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo between Ukrainian military aid and any investigation into the 2016 election," he said in a statement. "That's it, and that's why we held up the money." 'From bad to worse' No question about that," Mulvaney told reporters. "Did he also mention to me in passing the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely. Trump did not want to send nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine because the country was deeply corrupt, Mulvaney said. Mulvaney said it was true that Trump used the aid to prod Kiev in July to investigate the allegation - widely viewed as groundless - that the Democratic National Committee had hidden a computer server in Ukraine that would undermine claims that Trump's 2016 election victory was helped by Russian meddling. WASHINGTON: A top White House official admitted Thursday that President Donald Trump had tied military aid for Ukraine to Kiev undertaking an investigation that would help Trump politically, adding ammunition to Democrats' impeachment probe.Īcting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney's stunning admission supports a key allegation in the House impeachment effort, that the president illicitly sought foreign political help as he seeks re-election next year. White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney briefs reporters at the White House.
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