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    Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes

    The Government Accountability Office opined on Thursday that the Trump administration's actions in the Ukraine affair went beyond the bounds of a law called the Impoundment Control Act.
    by Ayesha Rascoe Jan 16, 2020 2 minutes
    The White House has said that President Trump was acting within his legal authority when he froze military aid to Ukraine.

    A federal watchdog concluded that President Trump broke the law when he froze assistance funds for Ukraine last year, according to a report unveiled on Thursday.

    The White House has said that it believed Trump was acting within his legal authority.

    Trump's decision to freeze military aid appropriated by Congress is at

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