The White House defense against Democrats’ impeachment inquiry suffered a major blow Thursday with acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s admission that aid for Ukraine was linked to President Trump’s desire for the country to pursue a political probe related to the 2016 election.
The stunning admission marked the first time a White House official had publicly undermined Trump’s repeated denials of any quid pro quo. It also coincided with a host of current and former administration officials raising concerns during closed-door testimony about the administration’s Ukraine policy.
Mulvaney indicated he felt the behavior was nothing out of the ordinary, telling reporters to “get over it.”
View the complete October 18 article by Brett Samuels and Morgan Chalfant on The Hill website here.