MSNBC All In With Chris Hayes December 24, 2019 01:06:00
Appropriated these funds. in fact, the president had to sign the appropriations bill to put into effect, and the impallment control act sets out very narrow circumstances under which the executive branch can withhold funds after that fact, and if they do withhold funds, they have to notify congress. now, no notification was ever provided to congress under the act because we know what they were up to. they were trying to use these funds to pressure president zelensky to do their political dirty work. >> you know, this zeros in on what is in some ways the linchpin of this entire story here, righ...