The Pentagon is working to distance itself from the controversy surrounding President Trump‘s communications with Ukraine that has plunged Washington into an impeachment crisis.
Department officials in the past week have sought to avoid the political fray, downplaying the administration’s holdup of military aid to Ukraine and preemptively ordering employees to turn over for preservation any documents and communications having to do with it.
Questions remain about whether the Pentagon was involved in or even aware of the decision to withhold the money. Officials have declined to answer questions, citing the confidentiality of conversations between the department and the White House. Pentagon officials also have insisted there is a “solid working relationship” between the two.
View the complete October 6 article by Ellen Mitchell on The Hill website here.