But members of GOP leadership immediately sought to downplay the former national security adviser’s revelations.
John Bolton has knocked President Donald Trump’s speedy acquittal this week off kilter — at least for the moment.
Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that it’s “increasingly likely” that more Republicans will join calls to seek testimony from Bolton in Trump’s impeachment trial, with the former national security adviser’s new revelations throwing into doubt how Trump’s trial will proceed.
And Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) — who has signaled that she is open to supporting witnesses, as she did in former President Bill Clinton’s 1999 trial — said it will “strengthen the case” for witnesses. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) added she was “still curious” what Bolton has to say.
Still, members of GOP leadership immediately sought to downplay the Bolton news. And a deciding Republican voice endorsing hearing from Bolton or other witnesses remains elusive.
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“It’s important to be able to hear from John Bolton for us to be able to make an impartial judgment" — Romney
"The reports about John Bolton's book strengthen the case for witnesses & have prompted a number of conversations among my colleagues" — Collins https://t.co/Q99UswKgmo pic.twitter.com/Vk1OB6g5nK
— POLITICO (@politico) January 27, 2020
It’s “increasingly likely” that more Republicans will join calls to seek testimony from John Bolton in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Sen. Mitt Romney said on Monday, with his new revelations throwing into doubt how Trump’s trial will proceed https://t.co/ya3VQQVTil pic.twitter.com/3Ps0mhz4hF
— POLITICO (@politico) January 27, 2020
When you've lost Andy McCarthy…
Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense https://t.co/cbiFcP3IG0
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 27, 2020
This is the person Georgia had to find to fill a Senate seat who was *better* than Doug Collins https://t.co/uHZxOGyZqt
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 27, 2020
NEW: Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, tells @NPRKelly he expects five to 10 Republican senators to vote in favor of hearing from witnesses like former national security adviser John Bolton in the impeachment trial.
— All Things Considered (@npratc) January 27, 2020
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