These sonsabtches thought themselves above the law, that they could do whatever they wanted. It was Rudy and Don after all. GAO says otherwise.
"Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes
The Government Accountability Office opined on Thursday that the Trump administration's actions in the Ukraine affair went beyond the bounds of a law called the Impoundment Control Act."
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/16/796806517/trump-broke-the-law-in-freezing-ukraine-funds-watchdog-report-concludes?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20200116&utm_term=4343728&utm_campaign=breaking-news&utm_id=11002599&orgid=60