CNN: ":"\u003cstrong>A previously blacked-out White House email claims the President gave 'clear direction' to hold military funding, report says\u003c/strong>", " [lubuntu compaq1]

" , title: "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos" , siblings: {"articleList":[{"uri":"/2020/01/02/politics/unredacted-ukraine-documents-pentagon-concerns/index.html","headline":"\u003cstrong>A previously blacked-out White House email claims the President gave 'clear direction' to hold military funding, report says\u003c/strong>","thumbnail":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191218135209-11-trump-file-lead-image-small-11.jpg","duration":"","description":"In the face of warnings from the Pentagon that the hold on military aid to Ukraine could be illegal, an official from the Office of Management and Budget made it clear that the order to keep the freeze in place came directly from President Donald Trump, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.justsecurity.org/67863/exclusive-unredacted-ukraine-documents-reveal-extent-of-pentagons-legal-concerns/\" target=\"_blank\">unredacted documents reviewed by Just Security\u003c/a>.","layout":""