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In response to "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." by Max

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

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Nov 5 '19, 11:54

foreign government to provide a personal, political favor. It wasn't using foreign policy for national interests, it was for his own personal gain.

I agree his argument will just be that he was concerned about corruption in the Ukraine (even though that completely flies in the face of the fact that he only wanted one thing investigated). I suspect that will probably be enough for his supporters to rationalize their conscience away, but it doesn't make it right.

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(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

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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

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