The Democratic chairmen of the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees released a 25-page document late Thursday night following former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker's testimony to Congress.
Volker's closed-door testimony is part of the House's impeachment probe into President Trump's actions with Ukraine and his push to have the country investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
Their letter includes more text messages between Volker and other American diplomats, where they debated if Trump was engaged in a "Quid pro quo" when he asked Ukraine to look into allegations of wrongdoing by Biden's family, as he held back U.S. aid, according to Fox News.
"The President has been crystal clear: no quid pro quo's of any kind. The President is trying to evaluate whether Ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms that President Zelensky promised during his campaign," he added.
"These text messages reflect serious concerns raised by a State Department official about the detrimental effects of withholding crucial military assistance from Ukraine, and the importance of setting up a meeting between President Trump and the Ukrainian President without further delay," the chairmen wrote.
In the newly-released text messages, Volker wrote how he had repeatedly talked with Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about Ukraine.
"What do you do when you realize you've lost the day? Release a bunch of picked-over documents at 10:30 p.m. and hope that something sticks," a congressional aide with direct knowledge of Volker's testimony told Townhall.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/10/04/volkers-testimony-was-a-huge-flop-n2554180
Volker's closed-door testimony is part of the House's impeachment probe into President Trump's actions with Ukraine and his push to have the country investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
Their letter includes more text messages between Volker and other American diplomats, where they debated if Trump was engaged in a "Quid pro quo" when he asked Ukraine to look into allegations of wrongdoing by Biden's family, as he held back U.S. aid, according to Fox News.
"The President has been crystal clear: no quid pro quo's of any kind. The President is trying to evaluate whether Ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms that President Zelensky promised during his campaign," he added.
"These text messages reflect serious concerns raised by a State Department official about the detrimental effects of withholding crucial military assistance from Ukraine, and the importance of setting up a meeting between President Trump and the Ukrainian President without further delay," the chairmen wrote.
In the newly-released text messages, Volker wrote how he had repeatedly talked with Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about Ukraine.
"What do you do when you realize you've lost the day? Release a bunch of picked-over documents at 10:30 p.m. and hope that something sticks," a congressional aide with direct knowledge of Volker's testimony told Townhall.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/10/04/volkers-testimony-was-a-huge-flop-n2554180
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