House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the committee is considering subpoenaing former national security adviser John Bolton as impeachment moves to the Senate.
Schiff said on CBS’s “Face The Nation” that bringing Bolton in for testimony in the lower chamber is an option, but added that there is “little sense” in having Bolton testify in front of the House but not the Senate.
“If they’re going to be the triers, and in fact they will be, they should hear from the witness directly. He has offered to come forward and testify,” he said. “There is no reason not to have him come forward and testify unless you just want to cover up the president’s wrongdoing.”
NEWS: .@RepAdamSchiff tells @margbrennan that the House Intelligence committee is “considering” subpoenaing John Bolton, who has previously said he would testify if subpoenaed in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/pUkXGLqdoh
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 12, 2020
The House Intelligence chairman said the U.S. will see a “fair trial” for the president and the American people. He added that if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is successful in stopping other witnesses from testifying, the trial would be a “sham” and a “cover up.”
“And I think one of the things that holding onto the articles has succeeded doing is fleshing out McConnell and the president’s desire to make this a cover up,” Schiff said.
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JUST IN: Schiff says Intel committee considering Bolton subpoena https://t.co/bqCs0ffn2n pic.twitter.com/L5WgQTOX5F
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