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The Ukraine aid freeze starts to look like leverage

Reporting on September 20 revived a far more dangerous question: whether Trump’s pressure on Ukraine was backed by a hold on nearly $400 million in security aid. That possibility made the scandal bigger than a bad call and pushed it toward a potentially impeachable abuse of power.

Why it matters: Aid leverage

First recorded Sep 20, 2019·Meaningfully updated Sep 20, 2019

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The Ukraine aid freeze starts to look like leverage

Reporting on September 20 revived a far more dangerous question: whether Trump’s pressure on Ukraine was backed by a hold on nearly $400 million in security aid. That possibility made the scandal bigger than a bad call and pushed it toward a potentially impeachable abuse of power.

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