Mulvaney acknowledges Ukraine aid was withheld to boost political probe
Donald Trump's top aide on Thursday acknowledged that the administration held up military aid to Ukraine over the president's desire for a political probe, undermining past denials of any quid pro quo and blowing up weeks of White House messaging amid an escalating impeachment inquiry.
In a whirlwind 40-minute news conference, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters the U.S. funds were withheld at least in part because of a request to have Ukraine investigate unfounded allegations that foreign countries assisted Democrats in the 2016 election.
"Did he also mention to me in [the] past the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely," Mulvaney said of a conversation he had Trump. "No question about that. But that's it, and that's why we held up the money."
He added: "The look-back to what happened in 2016 certainly was part of the thing that he was worried about in corruption with that nation."
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