“Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone.”
Jay Sekulow
Personal lawyer for President Donald Trump. In a defense presentation on the Senate floor.. Claim dated 22 Jan 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
In short
Jay Sekulow (Personal lawyer for President Donald Trump) made this claim around 22 January 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 January 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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- transcripts.cnn.comhttp://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2001/22/se.01.html
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