John Bolton, hostile witness and witless hostility: the frenemy of my enemy is something, something
3 min readJohn Bolton got a book deal after he was fired by Trump, so any appearances in favor of Democrats will be another in a lifetime of expedient acts. We can’t forget his history of what some would call war crimes, but so many such criminals continue to walk free in the US. His value to the House committees inquiring about impeachment remains important to fill in what will be a now solid case to impeach PABOTUS*.
There is a wrinkle that could affect the role of WH witnesses: his deputy, Charles Kupperman, and NSC’s current Russia and Europe director, Tim Morrison, can substantiate Bolton’s allegations of the Trump shakedown. But Kupperman is filing suit to test whether they can be called by Congress.
Kupperman, Bolton’s deputy, filed suit to make a court determine whether he can testify before the House in the impeachment inquiry https://t.co/q92NJvtUm2 via @nytmike
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 26, 2019
John Bolton and the insanely bigoted anti-Muslim groups he’s involved with played a very big part in the rise of Donald Trump. He’s no hero in any of this mess.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 26, 2019
Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a possible deposition.https://t.co/7OS61L3SGH
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) October 26, 2019
Washington (CNN)
Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a possible deposition, according to a source familiar.
If he does give a deposition, Bolton would join a handful of current and former Trump administration members who have been interviewed this month as part of the Democratic-led inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.As House members who serve on the Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees have been interviewing witnesses in private, some of the committees’ Democrats have said they believe there’s a need for Bolton to testify.Fiona Hill, Trump’s former top Russia adviser, told lawmakers last week that she saw “wrongdoing” in American foreign policy and that Bolton had encouraged her to report her concerns to the National Security Council’s attorney, sources had told CNN.
A source told CNN that Hill testified that Bolton referred to Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who was working to dig up dirt on the Bidens, as a “hand grenade,” who was “going to blow everybody up.”
Bolton lawyers in contact with Trump impeachment committee members: reports https://t.co/RZWgRUC7vt pic.twitter.com/A1zMfoIQBv
— The Hill (@thehill) October 26, 2019
Trump is openly celebrating the killing of civilians as a tool of foreign policy. The "pain and suffering" inflicted by Turkey's invasion of Syria, he says, was part of his "tough love" strategy to push the Kurds into giving up their land. https://t.co/RFckqEjiM2
— Will Saletan (@saletan) October 26, 2019
“If a media reporter gets ahold of this story, it could destroy us.” https://t.co/H6qHaW86ms
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) October 26, 2019
Do it https://t.co/oxLe5SCftH
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) October 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_/status/1187821283809157120?
Today’s ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia strikes another blow to President Trump’s attempt to put himself above the law and challenges the Trump Admin’s unprecedented, blanket defiance of Congress’s oversight. https://t.co/2gq12isPpz
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) October 25, 2019
There is literally zero reliable information about Lisa Page and Peter Strozk changing FBI 302 forms on twitter right now. The entire narrative is dominated by 3 star and fake news accounts. pic.twitter.com/a1YP9ldTmR
— Josh Russell (@josh_emerson) October 26, 2019
No, things will on quite nicely and in any event I am willing to risk it.
— Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 25, 2019
“You’re not mopping fast enough. (Laughter) That’s a socialist mop. (Laughter and applause) Grab a mop — let’s get to work.” – Barack Obama (2009); “Soyez réalistes, demandez l’impossible!”
