The White House admits Trump retains $ 390 million in aid to urge Ukraine to investigate allegations that Democrats hid servers in Kiev.

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on October 17 that President Donald Trump does not want to disburse aid approved by Congress to Ukraine because the country is so corrupt.

"Did the President suddenly mention me that corruption was related to the Democratic server? There was absolutely no doubt about that. That's why we withheld aid," Mulvaney said. However, Ukraine still received the aid.

In a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July, the White House boss asked Zelensky to investigate the servers of the California-based cybersecurity firm hired by the Democratic Party in 2016 to investigate. the email was stolen. US investigators later accused Russia of carrying out this cyberattack.

Mulvaney's admission appears to be a good sign for the House of Representatives-led Trump impeachment investigation, which accuses the US president of abusing his power and violating election laws when using military aid. the urge to Ukraine for political support.

However, Mulvaney argued that Trump did nothing wrong because he once supported a Justice Department investigation into the source of Russia's alleged 2016 intervention. White House officials also denied that Trump used aid to force Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. "The money being held is completely unrelated to Biden," Mulvaney said.

A senior US diplomatic official earlier told investigators in the House of Representatives that Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani sought political help from Ukraine and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who was deeply involved. into negotiations in Ukraine, filed for resignation.