UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump confirmed on Sept. 24 he had withheld nearly $400 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine but denied he did so as leverage to get its president to initiate an investigation that would damage Democratic political rival Joe Biden.
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US President Donald Trump arrives to address the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, Sept. 24, 2019.