The Latest: Ex-aide says Trump persuaded to release money

A former national security aide to President Donald Trump has given lawmakers a new account of how military aid to Ukraine came to be released.In a transcript released Saturday, Tim Morrison describes a Sept. 11 meeting at which Vice President Mike Pence and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman pressed Trump to free up the money.The Oval Office meeting came only a few days after Democrats opened an investigation into Trump’s handling of Ukraine.