Dates of OMB staff resignations undermine link to Ukraine aid hold

Published November 27, 2019 4:53pm ET



Seemingly bombshell testimony by a White House budget official linking two staff resignations to President Trump’s decision to withhold Ukraine aid appears to be contradicted by the departure dates of the officials.

The officials weren’t named in impeachment proceedings testimony released Tuesday, but context made their identities clear to former colleagues. Both left the Office of Management and Budget more than two months after Trump placed a hold on about $400 million in assistance to Ukraine.

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