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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsif the turtle doesnt cave, the house should call bolton.
prolly a better way for it to play out, anyway.
hold things up while more relevant testimony is given, and the senate can play games w the questioning.
and it gets on the teevee pretty quick.
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)Open those articles back up and subpoena that scumbucket and then see what hes got to say.
Otherwise, meh -
at140
(6,110 posts)if he thought that would help build the case for impeachment.
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)for court decisions, were MOVING ON FFS
But the road is clear now, and I personally, since I am a very bad person, I personally would *love* to see Boltons response to a House subpoena, and I mean LOVE IT!!!
The upcoming war powers hearings are a great opportunity for the House to have a chat with Bolton. Who thinks he would actually show up? Anyone?
*chirp*chirp*
mopinko
(70,268 posts)crickets
(25,987 posts)Bolton has been way too coy about all of this.
John Bolton would testify in Trump impeachment probe under certain legal conditions, report says
Boltons former deputy, Charles Kupperman, had been told by the Trump administration not to cooperate with the probe. But he was also subpoenaed by House Democrats to appear for a deposition. While other witnesses had chosen to defy the White Houses admonitions, Kupperman filed a lawsuit asking a judge to rule on which party has more authority.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., had warned that Kupperman may be held in contempt for defying the congressional subpoena for his testimony.
Bolton had reportedly been willing to testify in public under subpoena if Kupperman is directed by the courts to comply with the House, according to NBC News, citing a source familiar with Boltons situation.
But a House Intelligence Committee official said Thursday that Boltons lawyer would take the House panels conducting the probe to court if his client was subpoenaed.
John Bolton failed to appear at impeachment deposition
Last week, Bolton who was fired by Trump in September was formally invited to testify before the three congressional committees leading the inquiry, but his lawyer, Charles Cooper, quickly made clear that his client was unwilling to appear voluntarily.
This man had the hubris to state his conditions for being willing to serve his country by testifying in the House impeachment hearings. Subpoena, no subpoena - it's all a disgraceful publicity tap dance. I would love to be wrong about this. We'll see.