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2019-11-01 Home Front: Politix

Bolton will not voluntarily testify, says his lawyer

[The Hill] Former national security adviser John Bolton will not appear voluntarily to testify in connection with the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.

Bolton’s attorney Chuck Cooper told The Hill in an email late Wednesday that Bolton would not appear voluntarily and would need to be subpoenaed.

House Democrats have issued subpoenas to several witnesses in order to compel their testimony amid efforts by the White House to prevent their appearance. The White House has refused to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, describing it as illegitimate and an attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 presidential election.

House investigators on Wednesday invited Bolton, who was dramatically ousted as Trump’s third national security adviser in September, to testify at a deposition on Nov. 7, next week.

It is not clear whether a subpoena will be enough to compel his appearance. Charles Kupperman, former deputy national security adviser, filed a lawsuit on Friday asking a federal court to weigh in on whether he should obey a subpoena to testify or instructions from the White House against cooperating, describing himself as caught between two competing branches of government.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-01 03:17|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Why not come and

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-01 04:03|| 2019-11-01 04:03|| Front Page Top

#2 I suspect he will wait for DEMs to force him with all the pressure they can bring and when cameras are on and everyone watching he will testify and it will destroy the impeachment narrative.

At this point I wouldn’t doubt if his break up with Trump wasn’t planned with this end game in mind.

Posted by Rjschwarz 2019-11-01 07:33|| 2019-11-01 07:33|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ A most interesting theory.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-11-01 07:41|| 2019-11-01 07:41|| Front Page Top

#4 My guess, someone who actually wants open quid pro quo games, might not be the best witness you want.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-11-01 08:02|| 2019-11-01 08:02|| Front Page Top

#5 And he will plead the 5th when asked his name.

Posted by 49 Pan 2019-11-01 11:15|| 2019-11-01 11:15|| Front Page Top

#6 It'd be funny if he went and answered every question with "I believe that every Democrat here is a member of an attempted coup to overthrow the legal government of the United States."

Posted by Silentbrick 2019-11-01 15:23|| 2019-11-01 15:23|| Front Page Top

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