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Hur kommer det sig att sekt-fundamentalisterna aldrig kan hålla koll vad som faktiskt gäller i verkligheten? Det är osakligt önsketänkande 24/7. Och när administrationen och clowne... jag menar presidenten, själva gång på gång erkänt? 
https://www.lawfareblog.com/more-role-omb-withholding-ukrainian-aid
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Så Donald utpressade en allierad nation, invaderad av Ryssland (vilket jag undrar om inte är den verkliga bakgrunden till hans totala vägran att skicka hjälp...
More on the Role of OMB in Withholding Ukrainian Aid
Mulvaney’s statement regarding the “DNC server” refers to the president's apparent belief in a conspiracy theory that the DNC server hacked by the Russian government in the lead-up to the 2016 election is currently in Ukraine and should be examined. A memorandum summarizing a July 25 call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump indicates that Trump acted on this belief when he asked Zelensky to “find out what happened” with the server.
If Mulvaney’s assertions are accurate, then OMB appears to have withheld the aid for reasons unrelated to the budget—and to have done so without informing Congress. Without assessing the veracity of Mulvaney’s claim, this statement is contrary to what relevant law normally requires.
Mulvaney’s statement regarding the “DNC server” refers to the president's apparent belief in a conspiracy theory that the DNC server hacked by the Russian government in the lead-up to the 2016 election is currently in Ukraine and should be examined. A memorandum summarizing a July 25 call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump indicates that Trump acted on this belief when he asked Zelensky to “find out what happened” with the server.
If Mulvaney’s assertions are accurate, then OMB appears to have withheld the aid for reasons unrelated to the budget—and to have done so without informing Congress. Without assessing the veracity of Mulvaney’s claim, this statement is contrary to what relevant law normally requires.
As two of us discussed on Oct. 16, 31 U.S.C. § 1512 states that OMB must apportion appropriated funds to “prevent obligation or expenditure at a rate that would indicate a necessity for a deficiency or supplemental appropriation for the period.” Under the same statute, the president—or OMB via delegation—can withhold money to create a reserve only in order to prepare for (budgetary) contingencies, achieve savings or meet the parameters of specific funding laws. Creating such a reserve would require notice to Congress pursuant to the 1974 Impoundment Control Act (ICA). Additionally, the ICA mandates that whenever OMB seeks to edit the budget outside of its 31 U.S.C. § 1512 granted powers to otherwise “defer” budget authority—including by “withholding or delaying the obligation or expenditure of budget authority”—the president needs to send a message to Congress explaining why. However, budget authority may only be proposed for deferral under the ICA for the limited purpose of (budgetary) contingencies, achieving savings or meeting the parameters of specific funding laws—but not for policy reasons.
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However, to date, there is no evidence that this was the reason for the delay. Perhaps some such evidence will emerge. But all of the information in the public realm thus far, including what Mulvaney said on Oct. 17, indicates that the reasons for the delay had nothing to do with a budget audit. Instead, the delay concerned, at most, pressure to get the Ukrainians to open an investigation in order to help the president politically, and possible policy concerns about corruption. On our reading of the relevant laws, this is not a valid basis for OMB to delay the release of funds.
On Sept. 27, the president signed into law a seven-week continuing resolution that included a provision extending the availability of the Defense Department’s unspent Ukraine funds. Because the life of the funds was extended, the White House avoided effectively rescinding appropriated funding without Congressional approval—which would have been a blatant impoundment violation under the relevant laws, including the ICA, the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and the 2019 Appropriations Act. But it appears that OMB did not comply with relevant law when it delayed the release of the Defense Department’s $250 million in aid on grounds unrelated even to the permissible reasons for proposing such a delay under the ICA—budgetary contingencies, savings through greater efficiency or the need to meet the parameters of specific funding laws.
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However, to date, there is no evidence that this was the reason for the delay. Perhaps some such evidence will emerge. But all of the information in the public realm thus far, including what Mulvaney said on Oct. 17, indicates that the reasons for the delay had nothing to do with a budget audit. Instead, the delay concerned, at most, pressure to get the Ukrainians to open an investigation in order to help the president politically, and possible policy concerns about corruption. On our reading of the relevant laws, this is not a valid basis for OMB to delay the release of funds.
On Sept. 27, the president signed into law a seven-week continuing resolution that included a provision extending the availability of the Defense Department’s unspent Ukraine funds. Because the life of the funds was extended, the White House avoided effectively rescinding appropriated funding without Congressional approval—which would have been a blatant impoundment violation under the relevant laws, including the ICA, the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and the 2019 Appropriations Act. But it appears that OMB did not comply with relevant law when it delayed the release of the Defense Department’s $250 million in aid on grounds unrelated even to the permissible reasons for proposing such a delay under the ICA—budgetary contingencies, savings through greater efficiency or the need to meet the parameters of specific funding laws.
Husse verkar hålla hårt i kopplet), genom att i brott mot lag, och framröstade kongress-beslut, hindra redan godkänt stats- och miltärt stöd till Ukraina. Och han har verkligen bestämt sig för att försöka bräcka Nixon på varenda (kriminell) punkt?

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/insight-trump-violation-puts-spotlight-on-impoundment-control-act
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Man märker verkligen hur GOP helt har gett upp att försöka förneka brott, nu när de gått helt all-in på "presidenten för vara hur kriminell han vill!"...
Trump Violation Puts Spotlight on Impoundment Control Act
Of the many abuses of power committed by President Richard Nixon, the withholding of money that Congress had appropriated, but that he preferred not to spend, was not among the most egregious. Although the courts ruled against him, his justification was that he was trying to save the taxpayers’ money so it could be used for more pressing needs.
In the end, Congress settled the matter by passing the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which requires the president to report to Congress whenever he wants to hold up or not spend money that has been approved by Congress. And there is no doubt that President Trump failed to notify Congress that he has already withheld nearly $400 million in needed military aid for Ukraine to defend itself.
Of the many abuses of power committed by President Richard Nixon, the withholding of money that Congress had appropriated, but that he preferred not to spend, was not among the most egregious. Although the courts ruled against him, his justification was that he was trying to save the taxpayers’ money so it could be used for more pressing needs.
In the end, Congress settled the matter by passing the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which requires the president to report to Congress whenever he wants to hold up or not spend money that has been approved by Congress. And there is no doubt that President Trump failed to notify Congress that he has already withheld nearly $400 million in needed military aid for Ukraine to defend itself.
Märkligt bara att detta inte tycktes gälla Bill Clinton? Eller Obama, som inte ens fick ha vilken kostym han ville på sig? Den enda regel republikaner lever efter är att IOKIYAR.Man undrar ju hur många lagar som kommer behöva stiftas för att få slut på bananrepublikansk junta-verksamhet när Donald snart kastas ut ur Vita Huset...
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Senast redigerad av zergrush 2019-11-03 kl. 11:57.
