White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze

The White House is withdrawing the nominee for a top Pentagon post, according to two Senate aides, following reports that she questioned the legality of the administration's efforts to freeze military aid to Ukraine.

Elaine McCusker was nominated late last year to be the Pentagon's comptroller. She has been the acting comptroller since the summer and was the public face of the Pentagon's budget rollout last month, briefing reporters on the details of the Defense Department's $741 billion military spending request.

One of the Senate aides told POLITICO the chamber received the withdrawal of McCusker's nomination on Monday.

The expected withdrawal of McCusker's nomination in the wake of President Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal was first reported by the New York Post last month. Trump was impeached by House Democrats on charges that he abused his power by delaying the aide to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals.

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