In 2019, Vought was one of nine government officials who defied a subpoena to testify before Congress in relation to the Trump–Ukraine scandal and the administration's decision to freeze military aid to Ukraine. The decision to freeze aid to Ukraine had led Democrats to launch the first impeachment of Donald Trump. [14][15]

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

Jan 16, 2025 · The Senate’s confirmation hearing of Russell Vought, one of Washington’s staunchest advocates for cutting spending, offered a preview Wednesday of the bruising spending wars likely to consume...

Jan 16, 2025 · Vought refused to commit to doing so when asked by Blumenthal, calling into question whether the incoming administration will defy current law that requires presidents to spend money as directed by Congress.

Jan 15, 2025 · Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S....

Jan 15, 2025 · Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S....

Jan 15, 2025 · Russell Vought, who’s nominated to serve a second stint as Trump’s White House Office of Management and Budget director, told lawmakers he plans to follow the law, though he believes a current statute, requiring officials to spend congressionally appropriated funds, is unconstitutional.

Jan 16, 2025 · Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s expected nominee to run OMB, told Senators that he would follow the Impoundment Control Act. If Russell Vought’s confirmation hearing to run the Office of Management and Budget was a boxing match, the judges would’ve given him the win on points.

The first Trump administration and Vought have come under fire after the Office of Management and Budget held up $214 million in military aid for Ukraine in 2019, a decision that ultimately led to ...

Jan 17, 2025 · A Senate committee questioned Vought this week on his previous tenure as director of the Office of Management and Budget, which included withholding military aid to Ukraine, an issue that led...