As Senate Rejects Witnesses, House Considers A Subpoena For John Bolton

Former Trump adviser John Bolton practically begged for the chance to tell his story as a witness in the Senate impeachment trial. Win McNamee via Getty Images WASHINGTON ― With the Republican-controlled Senate poised to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment without calling a single witness, the Democratic-controlled House may take another look at subpoenaing additional Trump administration officials ― chief among them, former national security adviser John Bolton. But she said Thursday that, while she hoped and prayed senators would listen to other witnesses ― specifically name-checking Bolton ― she also believed there’s “more truth for the American people to know.” “We’ll see what happens after,” Pelosi said, at that point waiting for the Senate to decide whether to allow witnesses. While the courts have previously ruled that other officials ― like former White House Counsel Don McGahn ― must comply with congressional subpoenas, Bolton’s lawyers indicated that a subpoena for him would require a separate court case because of the classified and national security implications of his testimony. “I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens,” Trump tweeted earlier this week.