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'Outrageous abuse of power': Trump withheld aid to Dem and GOP governors who criticized him

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A new report describes how former President Donald Trump routinely denied federal disaster aid money to states whose governors criticized him or declared President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election.

Washington state's Democratic Governor Jay Inslee requested $37 million in aid for the affected areas of the Evergreen State , but Trump sat on the request for the final four months of his presidency, only approving it just prior to leaving office.

While Washington state eventually got aid money from the federal government, the Trump administration didn't send any aid to Maryland after Republican Governor Larry Hogan requested it.