NEW: Trump administration heavily redacts communications on withholding of Ukraine aid, part of a FOIA suit won by publicintegrity.
, as House investigators zeroed in on whether the president withheld the aid in an effort to pressure Zelenskiy's new administration into investigating Trump's political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his son.
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney attends as President Donald Trump hosts a lunch for ambassadors to the U.N. Security Council at the White House in Washington, Dec. 5, 2019."We are deeply disappointed that the public won’t have access to this important information at the heart of the impeachment process," said Susan Smith Richardson, CEO of the Center for Public Integrity."But we will continue to fight to ensure that the documents see the light of day.
It was first revealed during a July 18 meeting between the OMB and other officials that the White House had decided to withhold the Ukraine aid. Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said the move was at the direction of the president.
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