Hale says he was told the order to withhold aid came directly from Trump
David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, testified that he learned of the hold on aid to Ukraine on July 21, and heard from an official from the Office of Management and Budget that the directive to withhold the money came directly from the president. Hale said he "misspoke" in an earlier deposition, when he said he heard of the holdup in June.