Her closed-door testimony, which was released Saturday, suggests that the Office of Management and Budget had clamped down on Ukraine aid more than two weeks earlier than has been previously reported. The comments by Trump and Johnson also come amid intensifying scrutiny of the actions of U.S. “The weakening of executive privilege is not good.”ADADJohnson also argued that the whistleblower’s actions ultimately have not helped the U.S.-Ukraine relationship. In her testimony, which was released Saturday, Williams was asked about her understanding of the timing of the freeze on the Ukraine aid. Days later, as Williams was meeting with Ukrainian national security adviser Oleksandr Danylyuk on July 9, Williams still didn’t know why the funding had been frozen, she said.

Source: Washington Post November 17, 2019 16:42 UTC