Pentagon Official: White House ordered Ukraine aid freeze

(NBC News) President Trump is promising to release a transcript of his first phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

“I’m sure you will find it tantalizing,” the president tweeted.

His actions with Ukraine are the focus of Wednesday’s public impeachment hearing.

Meanwhile, newly released transcripts of previous testimony show the Pentagon was concerned with President Trump’s actions.

According to a transcript of testimony from Laura Cooper, the only defense official to testify so far, officials there questioned whether President Trump was authorized to withhold nearly $400 million in aid while Ukraine investigated a political rival.

There were concerns about whether it was legal, and whether Congress should be notified.

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