U.S. Diplomat Kurt Volker outlines Ukraine scandal's main points before Congress: Read testimony
In his day-long testimony before members of Congress behind closed doors Thursday, former top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine Kurt Volker laid out five main points about the ongoing scandal involving President Donald Trump pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
Former Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker departs following a closed-door deposition led by the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on October 3 in Washington, DC.He also distanced himself from the revelations that Trump urged a foreign leader to investigate a political rival. Volker did say, however, that he was aware—and concerned—about hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid being withheld from Ukraine by the U.S.
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