DOJ revealed in a court filing that it has two dozen emails related to the Trump's involvement in the withholding of millions in security assistance to Ukraine - a disclosure that came hours after the Senate voted against witnesses in the impeachment trial
The filing, released near midnight Friday, marks the first official acknowledgment from the Trump administration that emails about the President's thinking related to the aid exist, and that he was directly involved in asking about and deciding on the aid as early as June. The administration is still blocking those emails from the public and has successfully kept them from Congress.
"Read MoreThe Senate on Friday defeated an attempt to subpoena documents and witnesses, which could have revealed more about the actions of Trump and the officials closest to him related to Ukraine. Senate leadership on Wednesday plans to hold the final vote to acquit Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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