From The Hill by Jordain Carney

 Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized on newly released emails surrounding President Trump‘s decision to delay aid to Ukraine, arguing they underscored the need for witnesses and documents as part of an impeachment trial.

“The newly-revealed unredacted emails are a devastating blow to Senator McConnell’s push to have a trial without the documents and witnesses we’ve requested,” Schumer said in a statement.

“These emails further expose the serious concerns raised by Trump administration officials about the propriety and legality of the president’s decision to cut off aid to Ukraine to benefit himself,” he added.

Schumer’s comments come after Just Security obtained unredacted emails between the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Pentagon about the decision to delay aid to Ukraine.

In one email, Michael Duffey, the associate director of national security at the Office of Management and Budget, told the acting Pentagon comptroller that there was “clear direction from POTUS to hold,” according to Just Security.

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