GAO found Trump's Ukraine aid hold violated federal law

Date: 2020-01-16
Entry type: foreign-assistance-impoundment
Current status: GAO's appropriations-law decision remains published; it was not a criminal judgment.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Donald J. Trumppresident whose administration imposed the hold
2019 Ukraine security-assistance holdsecurity-assistance hold found unlawful by GAO

Claims and evidence

factruled-unlawful
GAO concluded that OMB withheld Ukraine security assistance for a policy reason and violated the Impoundment Control Act.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Office of Management and Budget—Withholding of Ukraine Security Assistance, B-331564Decision, conclusion