Mulvaney/OMB aides have repeatedly denied there was concern about legality of withholding Ukraine aid when we've reported it. Bloomberg says State Dept released aid sooner than POTUS agreed because a memo found the admin had no legal standing to block it. https://t.co/SI31YoTg9a— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 9, 2019
“The State Department decision, which hasn’t been reported previously, stemmed from a legal finding made earlier in the year, and conveyed in a classified memorandum to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. State Department lawyers found the White House Office of Management and Budget, and thus the president, had no legal standing to block spending of the Ukraine aid,” Bloomberg explained.
So the bank robber tried to steal the money, but the money wasn't stolen after all, so no harm, no foul. Right?
I mean, the bank robber had no legal standing to take the money, but it ended up not being taken, so he's clear. Right?
Also, this means the aid was blocked, until the State Department released it despite Trump's attempt to block it. So the bank stopped the robbery despite the robber's efforts to take the bank's money. But hey, no need to call the cops, we're all good here! Right?
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