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The Pentagon will document the military aid package for Ukraine at the request of the House of Representatives in the Trump impeachment investigation.
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper vowed to "do everything possible to cooperate with Congress" on "Face the Nation" on 13 October. According to him, the Pentagon will comply with the request of the House of Representatives to send documents regarding a $ 250 million military aid package to Ukraine.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper (right) and President Trump at an event on July 25 Photo: AP
The U.S. House of Representatives is opening an impeachment investigation against President Donald Trump on suspicion that he pressured Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who worked for Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Trump was accused of using this military aid package to increase pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on July 25.
The military aid package was approved by the US Congress in 2018 to help Ukraine strengthen its defense potential against the separatists in the east. The Pentagon in late June said it was ready to fund Kiev, but the aid package was secretly delayed by the White House for months causing both Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress to express interest. shy.
Trump decided to freeze the aid package before making a phone call with Zelensky in July. Under pressure from lawmakers, the US government on September 11 decided to disburse the aid package for Ukraine, while Trump explained that he only wants NATO countries to contribute more to Ukraine.
House committees have subpoenaed many US government agencies requesting cooperation in the investigation. However, the US State Department and the White House said they would not cooperate because the House of Representatives has not held an official vote to open an impeachment investigation.
Joe Biden is currently thought to be Trump's major rival in the race to the White House in 2020. Several other Democratic presidential candidates have warned of Trump's attempt to target Hunter Biden to disadvantage the former. Vice President of the United States.
