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In response to ""The funds were made available in the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act" (I'm not sure when that actually is though) -- (link)" by decline

So it appears that's public law 115-232, Sect. 1246 but I can't tell if it mandates a time limit or allows reasons to withhold.

Posted by Max Nov 5 '19, 11:28

The reason I think that's important is if the charge is withholding appropriated aid 'improperly,' what are the accusers going to point to to support that?

If Trump's defense says "We would have completed the aid transfer within 2019 according to the 2019 appropriation" how do you counter that they did anything improper by not disbursing the aid before the end of the fiscal year, whether for reasons or not?

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5515/text?overview=closed&r=50 (www.congress.gov)

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I think you're missing the broader point. It's not just that he withheld aid, it's that he used the threat of withholding aid to essentially extort a - pmb Nov 5, 11:54 4
- (and believe me, I'm the last person to miss the broader point. I'd remove any/every president for lying during a rally speech if I could.) -- nm - Max Nov 5, 12:12
- My point is that fence-sitters may not be convinced by the broader point, and that to convince them we should find the strongest specific argument. - Max Nov 5, 12:08 2
  - I can't speak to whether there is a specific statute that has been violated (though there likely is (at the very least a campaign violation). But - pmb Nov 5, 12:37
  - sound argument -- nm - mud Nov 5, 12:14
Did they get invaded before we gave them them money? No! All is well that ends well!!! -- nm - POTUS Nov 5, 11:44 1
- [snork] -- nm - mud Nov 5, 11:46

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So it appears that's public law 115-232, Sect. 1246 but I can't tell if it mandates a time limit or allows reasons to withhold.

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