Other White House officials, including Sandy’s superiors at the budget office who are political appointees, have defied congressional subpoenas to participate in the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Trump on Tuesday gave mixed signals about whether the White House might participate in the process. This was the law that Sandy told investigators an OMB legal division officer had voiced concerns about when resigning. Later that day, at 6:44 p.m., according to the Budget Committee report, an OMB career official signed a document formally withholding $250 million in Pentagon funds intended for Ukraine. He suggested that Giuliani might have tried to go to Ukraine on behalf of other clients, not for Trump himself.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2019 18:51 UTC