Kurt Volker: Trump accusation against Biden has ‘no credibility’
by Joel Gehrke
| October 04, 2019 05:11 PM
President Trump’s accusations of corruption against former Vice President Joe Biden have “no credibility,†said the man at the center of the Ukraine controversy.
“I have known former Vice President Biden for 24 years, and the suggestion that he would be influenced in his duties as vice president by money for his son simply has no credibility to me,†Kurt Volker, former special representative to Ukraine, told House investigators Thursday in prepared testimony. “I know him as a man of integrity and dedication to our country.â€
Volker’s endorsement contradicts an allegation Trump made Thursday morning, accusing Biden of using his influence to push for the ouster of a prosecutor who was investigating the younger Biden’s Ukrainian patron.
“Nobody has any doubt that they weren’t crooked,†Trump told reporters. “And they got rid of a prosecutor who was a very tough prosecutor.â€
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