A longtime U.S. diplomat who served as President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine will tell his story to congressional committee staff on Thursday as part of a Democratic-led impeachment probe of the Republican president. Kurt Volker resigned as special representative for Ukraine negotiations
1 / 2FILE PHOTO - U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Volker gestures during Reuters interview in KievBy Patricia Zengerle
Democratic lawmakers had said earlier on Wednesday they were prepared to subpoena White House records about Trump's July 25 telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. "I think the president knows the argument that can be made against him. And he's scared," she said in an interview with ABC's"Good Morning America."
The briefing will take place behind closed doors, the first of a series of events in the probe, none of them public, scheduled within the next 10 days. More are expected. On Friday, Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson will testify at a closed Intelligence Committee hearing. Marie Yovanovitch, who was the U.S. ambassador in Kiev until Trump recalled her in May before her normal term was up, will meet with committee staff on Oct. 11.Trump has denied wrongdoing, repeatedly calling his call with Zelenskiy"perfect."
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