Thinking clearly about Trump and aid to Ukraine

Published October 21, 2019 2:33am ET



There’s been a lot of confusion about what, exactly, President Trump’s concerns were before withholding and later approving U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, made a hash of things during his much-discussed press conference on Thursday. Media coverage of Mulvaney’s appearance just made things worse. So now, some clarification.

In various statements, the president or top aides have listed five reasons for his concern about U.S. aid to Ukraine:

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