The Government Audit Office concluded that the White House budget room violated the law by freezing military aid to pressure Ukraine.

The Government Audit Agency (GAO), a supervisory unit under Congress, today announced it had "issued a legal decision concluding that the White House Administration and Budget Office (OMB) has violated the law. while retaining about 214 million USD was granted to the Ministry of Defense to support security for Ukraine ".

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US President Donald Trump at a White House press conference on January 15 Photo: AFP

Last year, Congress passed the financial assistance law for Ukraine as a way to promote Kiev's national security efforts amid conflict broke out with separatists in the eastern part of the country.

The House's recall review investigation concludes that the administration of President Donald Trump has unjustly denied such aid as a leverage in an attempt to force Ukraine to open investigations to support the President on political side.

"OMB rejected the fund for policy reasons, which is not allowed under the Preventive Control Act," GAO said, noting that OMB has actively taken steps to make the aid "not" available "to Ukraine, even though it was passed by the US Congress.

The announcement came after the Democratic-led House of Representatives approved the transfer of two terms to consider dismissing Trump from the Senate, including allegations of power abuses and congressional Congress. The trial will begin on January 21.

The US House of Representatives opened an investigation to consider dismissing Trump in September after accepting a charge from an anonymous person. Democrats accuse Trump of jeopardizing the U.S. Constitution, national security and undermining the fairness of the 2020 election when pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to force the country to investigate Joe Biden and his son. Hunter boy. Democratic candidate Joe Biden is considered Trump's biggest rival in the 2020 presidential election.