Gotta admit that I was initially suckered in by this one:
I thought “Maybe they’ve got him with this one”.
That is. until the WSJ shredded the GAO opinion, arguing that:
- The GAO is not “independent”. It works at the behest of the legislative branch and is beholden to them.
- The GAO is not the authoritative word on legal issues. Its opinion are non-binding, are often over-ridden by the courts and are generally ignored.
- There are numerous examples of GAO illegality opinions issued against the Obama administration. They were routinely ignored by the Congress and the press.
- Regardless, the funds were released to the Ukrainians in the fiscal year for which they were authorized. Bottom line: no harm, no foul.
Here are the details….
The Homa Files 