He also said it would fuel the narrative that Trump is pro-Russia. "Expect Congress to become unhinged" if the White House tried to circumvent it by withholding aid, Blair wrote in an email, according to The Times.In response to an email from Mulvaney asking whether it would be possible to hold back the aid, Blair replied said it would be possible but warned of consequences. Mulvaney's actions sparked alarm from other officials, like his aide Robert Blair.On December 29, The New York Times reported that Trump's acting chief of staff and the head of OMB, Mick Mulvaney, was deeply involved in the administration's efforts to freeze Ukraine's military aid since as early as June 2019."We have to take that step back from being hand-in-glove with the defense," she said.
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said in an interview she was "disturbed" by McConnell's declaration that he was working in "total coordination" with the White House ahead of Trump's trial. On December 26, cracks began forming in the Senate GOP ranks.He requested that the recipients of his email keep the directive "closely held to those who need to know" because of "the sensitive nature of the request." On December 21, the Center for Public Integrity obtained new documents showing that Mike Duffey, an official in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), sent an email ordering a hold on military aid to Ukraine only 91 minutes after Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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