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- Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker told Congress that President Donald Trump endorsed a conspiracy theory about Ukraine interfering in the 2016 election to undermine his candidacy.
- Volker, whose testimony was released by House Democrats on Tuesday, said Trump was suspicious of Ukraine in part because of the conspiracy theory promoted by his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
- Volker's statement aligns with testimony made by Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union.
- The testimony provides further confirmation that Trump and his inner circle subscribe to the unfounded theory, and that it helped drive the president to withhold security aide from Ukraine over the summer.
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Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker said during his congressional testimony that President Donald Trump endorsed a conspiracy theory that Ukraine had interfered in the 2016 election to undermine his candidacy.
Volker, whose testimony was released by House Democrats on Tuesday, said Trump was suspicious of Ukraine both because of the country's history of corruption and because of the unfounded conspiracy theory about its interference in the 2016 election, which Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, promoted. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Extremists turned a frog meme into a hate symbol, but Hong Kong protesters revived it as an emblem of hope See Also: SEE ALSO: The 25 women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct  |