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Mike Turner, GOP member on House Intel, offers first comment about Kurt Volker interview after hour of staff questioning. “It is deeply unfortunate and regrettable that Schiff’s show trial investigation has clearly affected Volker’s ability to advance U.S. interests with Ukraine”
Turner says in statement: ”It is my strong belief that Volker would not have been involved in nor permitted anything inappropriate, let alone illegal, in his service to our country.... I do not believe that Volker’s testimony advanced Schiff’s impeachment agenda.”
Democratic members who left the briefing, Gerry Connolly and Jamie Raskin, refused to comment
Republicans - including Jordan and Meadows emerged - and told reporters that nothing Volker has said so far advances Schiff’s probe. They refused to get into details as the interview is ongoing
I asked the Republicans if they had any concerns with Trump publicly calling on China and Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. Jim Jordan said he hadn’t seen the remarks and declined to comment
Jim Jordan: “Not one thing he has said comports with any of the Democrats’ impeachment narrative. Not one thing. But I will tell you this, the process Mr. Schiff has set up, Mr. Schiff was going to try to limit members from even asking questions when we started today’s interview”
