The special envoy says he belatedly figured out Donald Trump wasn’t mainly concerned with corruption in the Ukrainian energy sector.
on Oct. 3, “a great deal of additional information and perspectives have come to light.” Among the most jolting reality checks that hit Volker at some point in the previous 46 days—perhaps during a pensive autumnal stroll—was his realization that perhaps President Donald Trump’s interest in corruption at a specific Ukrainian natural gas concern was not on the level.
This wasn’t the only addendum or change in emphasis that Volker—who, as the first witness to be deposed in the inquiry, had an interest in hearing what others might say before determining what addenda might be necessary—made in his testimony. In his original deposition, he had said that “investigations” never came up during a July 10 White House meeting; on Tuesday, he said that they had, during an “eye-roll” moment from Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
Much of Tuesday’s testimony focused on the role Volker played trying to iron out a statement Ukraine was supposed to issue to publicly commit itself to “investigations” in an effort to appease Trump. It was Volker who, at Rudy Giuliani’s urging,to investigating “Burisma” and “the 2016 U.S. elections” to a draft statement that a Ukrainian aide had run by them, to give it a little more punch.
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