JUST IN: Amb. Kurt Volker has stepped down as U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations, 2 people with knowledge of the matter tell NBCNews.
Volker has not responded to requests for comment from NBC News on Friday. The State Department is also not yet commenting.
One of the people with knowledge of the matter said that Volker stepping down from the position will enable him to be much freer in what he can say if he is called to testify before Congress. On Friday, three House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notifying him that multiple officials under his charge, including Volker, are subject to depositions before Congress.The letter, signed by U.S. Reps. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Maryland, states that Volker"played a direct role in arranging meetings between Rudy Giuliani, who has no official role in the U.S.
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