There was no notification, either. 45 days refers to Congress responding with legislation post-notification. All in all shady shit indeed.Was the withholding itself illegal, or just the fact it exceeded the 45 day limit of the Impoundment Act?

What a Nixon-era law means for Trump, Ukraine aid
UPDATE, Jan. 16, 2020: The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office on Jan. 16 concluded that the White House Office