WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff on Oct. 17 acknowledged that Trump held up $391 million in military aid to Ukraine in part to make the money contingent upon the Ukrainians investigating a U.S. domestic political matter involving the Democratic Party.
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White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney answers questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 17, 2019.
