Posted on 01/26/2020 5:37:58 PM PST by Beave Meister
WASHINGTON — Democrats stepped up their calls on Sunday night for John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial after an explosive new report alleged that in his unpublished book, the former national security adviser said Trump personally tied Ukraine aid to an investigation of the Bidens — an account that conflicts with the president's.
"John Bolton has the evidence," tweeted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
According to the manuscript, as reported by The New York Times Sunday night, Trump told Bolton that nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine would not be released until that nation offered assistance with probes into Democratic targets, including former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
NBC has not verified the report, which cited multiple sources familiar with Bolton’s account, or seen a copy of that manuscript.
The contents of that manuscript were described as a rough account of how the former Trump official would testify should he be called as a witness in the Senate trial, which is currently underway. The prospect of any new witnesses has been viewed as unlikely, given most Republicans reluctance to accept additional testimony.
Hill Democrats on Sunday said the new report highlighted the urgency of a Senate request for Bolton's testimony — a move which would require several GOP votes.
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Does it ever? #FakeNewsers gonna fake the news.
Unfortunately this is Kavenaugh 2.0. Doesn’t matter if true or not, the dems have what they need to put max pressure on the squishy R’s. This gets Collins and Romney in the camp. Maybe Murkowski. Lamar Alexander may be the only hold out.
Your hair is on fire.
You might want to dump a bucket of water on that.
Toldja that the rats were EFFIN cunning and evil!!! One reason I was so pissed off that McConnell caved on giving them an extra day....it’s all starting to make sense now and I’m wondering if McConnell was in on it!!... that extra day MADE A WORLD OF difference!! Trust NO ONE IN DC!! Absolutely no one!!! Bolton held out because he knew the house was limited but the senate can remove!! My God I literally EFFIN hate those people and thing is they are getting away with it!!
“Better late than never, but I hope that PDJT, the most effective president in my lifetime, has learned to stop badmouthing people publicly.”
He hasn’t learned after McCain, Flake, Scaramoochi, Tillerson, Mattis, etc. He will never learn, he will never stop being reckless. He has too little self discipline and will not listen to anyone. He creates a lot of the negative drama and yes I am PISSED. This is all so F’in unnecessary but I still support him.
Mitch will keep everyone in line IF they want any help in their elections!!!
Yea, he should be more like the Bushes. Smiles in public, knife in the back. Right?
More a Senate CYA matter.
Do they face it straight on, or run to Romney's shadow?
Trump PREFERRED that Ukraine hold corruption investigations but in the end did not make it a requirement for aid.
So? In the telephone transcript, Zelensky promised to investigate. What’s new here?
Sorry if I jumped the gun here but I want Bolton (who I thought the world of and dobbs did too) come out and SAY THE NYSLIMES is EFFIN lying!!! I want to hear it from his mouth!!
Democrats could. They have shown that they don’t evened a crime to impeach.
Bunch of fake news from anonymous sources...it’s a hail mary pass...
“NBC has not verified the report, which cited multiple sources familiar with Bolton’s account, or seen a copy of that manuscript.”
They just make this crap up and put it out as news. We have the transcript of the phone call. It did not happen!
If it did happen NBC would be shouting the names of those that could verify this. It is a lie.
Just another day and another lie by the media. Same old Some old just another day.
It’s not being reckless it’s being HONEST!!!
“A Bolton spokesman DENIED the #FakeNews “story”.
Well they didn’t deny the assertion only the NYT getting a copy of the draft.
A mischievous non denial denial. Bolton is going to end up giving the rats their witnesses because his ego was bruised because Trump fired him.
“You might want to dump a bucket of water on that.”
Keep sticking your head in a bucket of denial, Jercoff.
What about all these other books nobody pays attention to with salacious stuff about Democrats?
Bolton was the stupidest appointment ever. And I said so at the time.
What if Trump’s legal team wanted Bolton to testify? Do you think the Rats would allow that then? So, how do they get him as a witness?
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