He was forcing Zelensky to do something for the military aid he'd been promised. Not promising the military aid in exchange for a favor.
Trump had no authority to make any demands regarding its release nor to hold it up while he made a private deal for a foriegn nation to help him win an election. Nor to use it to extort a foriegn leader into doing his political dirty work.


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