Trump telegraphs a Bolton blockade as impeachment trial nears
Trump said he would likely invoke executive privilege to stop John Bolton from testifying in the Senate impeachment trial, a move that immediately raised the odds of a prolonged legal and political brawl. The problem for Trump is that Bolton is not some peripheral witness; he is one of the few people who could speak directly to what the president knew and when he knew it. The more Trump tries to shut that door, the more he invites the inference that there is something inside the room he does not want aired in public.
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Trump telegraphs a Bolton blockade as impeachment trial nears
Trump said he would likely invoke executive privilege to stop John Bolton from testifying in the Senate impeachment trial, a move that immediately raised the odds of a prolonged legal and political brawl. The problem for Trump is that Bolton is not some peripheral witness; he is one of the few people who could speak directly to what the president knew and when he knew it. The more Trump tries to shut that door, the more he invites the inference that there is something inside the room he does no…
Trump said he would likely invoke executive privilege to stop John Bolton from testifying in the Senate impeachment trial, a move that immediately raised the odds of a prolonged legal and political brawl. The problem for Trump is that Bolton is not some peripheral witness; he is one of the few people who could speak directly to what the president knew and when he knew it. The more Trump tries to shut that door, the …
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