Article snippet: MORE, according to a copy of his opening statement obtained by The Hill. Volker defended Biden’s character and told lawmakers that he did not know that MORE mentioned Biden’s name during a July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky until the White House released a rough transcript of the conversation last week. Volker repeatedly emphasized during his remarks he did not believe the allegations against Biden to be credible. “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. I know him as a man of integrity and dedication to our country,” Volker said during his testimony. Volker also testified that he told Trump’s personal attorney MORE that accusations against the former vice president and 2020 Democratic candidate were “not credible.” At a July 19 breakfast with Giuliani, Volker said, he told Trump’s lawyer “that it is not credible to me that former Vice President Biden would have been influenced in any way by financial or personal motives in carrying out his duties as vice president.” Volker testified for several hours before three House committees behind closed doors on Thursday as part of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, which centers on Trump’s call with Zelensky. According to his prepared remarks, Volker told lawmakers that he reached out to Giuliani to connect him with leaders in Ukraine in an effort ... Link to the full article to read more