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choie

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1. this is a curious paragraph:

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2019, 07:34 PM

Nov 2019

"Why precisely Mr. Trump withheld the congressionally allocated funding in mid-July as he pressed Ukraine for politically beneficial investigations and what his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, told the agency about the decision remain central unanswered questions in the inquiry." -

Doesn't it answer its own question? Trump withheld the funding to pressure Ukraine to start politically beneficial investigations. Hello?

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Impeachment Investigators Question Budget Official About Withheld Aid [View all] brooklynite Nov 2019 OP

this is a curious paragraph: choie Nov 2019 #1

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OMG yup. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #7

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