ANALYSIS: John Bolton, Pres. Trump's former national security adviser, emerges as impeachment trial wildcard, putting pressure on GOP to allow witnesses.
January 7, 2020, 9:08 AMThe former national security adviser says he’ll testify if he is subpoenaed; he is reported to have called the White House pressure campaign on Ukraine a “drug deal.”John Bolton privately called Rudy Giuliani a “hand grenade,” compared Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine to a “drug deal” being cooked up inside the White House, and repeatedly directed his staff to report their concerns to legal counsel.
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton walks to an interview outside the White House in Washington, March 5, 2019.Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, now says he’s willing to testify before the Senate – changing the political calculus in what’s become a game of chicken between Democrats and Republicans on a pending impeachment trial and emerging as the first potential wild-card in the upcoming proceedings.
But other Republicans signaled that they wouldn’t stand in the way of Bolton testifying – a move that could crack open the trial to other witnesses testimony and demands for fresh documents. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he would try to force a vote on calling Bolton and others to testify.
“Now, it’s up to every senator ... every senator will have a say – which of the two of us wins out? Will we have a fair trial or a cover-up?” Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday. “My guess is this could help the president as much as anything because what I think Bolton could say is that this is as much a disagreement over the way foreign policy is being conducted. There’s no crime being charged,” Cornyn added.
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