Analysis: John Bolton's testimony looks increasingly likely

The House is about to send President Trump’s impeachment to the Senate, setting the stage for a high-profile showdown over just what kind of trial we’ll see. And perhaps the biggest looming question is: Will John Bolton testify?

That question is starting to come into focus. We learned Monday that the Senate isn’t going to have the votes to immediately dismiss the impeachment articles, as Trump has suggested. Now Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has reportedly come out in favor of holding votes on new witnesses or documents, meaning that those votes should happen.

That means we can now turn to other matters, such as Bolton.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) this week became the first to directly indicate that he supports Trump’s former national security adviser testifying and would likely vote in favor of it. Despite declining to insist on Bolton’s testimony as part of the trial’s initial rules, two others appear amenable to voting for witnesses like Bolton during the trial. But that would still leave the vote deadlocked at 50-50, with one more GOP senator needed to put Bolton — and other witnesses who Democrats desire, such as acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney — on the stand.

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