On September 17, the Inspector General of the Office of Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Michael Atkinson sent a letter to the House Intelligence Committee, stating that the whistleblower complaint against the President “met the definition of an urgent concern” and it “appeared credible.”
House Democrats are concerned about the continued efforts of the White House to block the release of the whistleblower complaint. They are worried that the President sought “quid quo pro” from Zelensky before releasing the $400 million military aid to Ukraine.
Trump strongly denied that he withheld the aid from Ukraine asleverage to pressure Zelensky to open a probe into the Bidens. He claimed that he withheld the aid because he wants European countries including France and Germany to provide more help for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia.
“Those funds were paid. They were fully paid but my complaint has always been — and I’ll withhold again and I’ll continue to withhold until such time as Europe and other nations contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it,” said Trump on Tuesday.
