I love it!

resign now, you idiot.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/impeachment-inquiry-10-25-2019/index.html

John Bolton's lawyers are talking to impeachment inquiry committees

Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the impeachment inquiry committees about a possible deposition, according to a source familiar.

Former NSC official Fiona Hill testified before the committee last week that she saw "wrongdoing" in the American foreign policy and tried to report it to officials including the National Security Council's attorney, according to multiple sources.

"She saw wrongdoing related to the Ukraine policy and reported it," one source said. The same source told CNN that Hill testified that Bolton referred to Giuliani -- Trump's personal attorney -- as a "hand grenade" who was "going to blow everybody up.”

Hill additionally told lawmakers about what she described as a rogue operation carried out by US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, which Bolton characterized as being like a "drug deal," that source said.

Another source familiar said Hill testified about a July 10 meeting on Ukraine where Sondland discussed investigations, something that was interpreted as a reference to the President's call for investigations into the Bidens.

Bolton and Hill both were concerned about the comments, and Bolton urged Hill to report the incident to National Security Council lawyer John Eisenberg, according to the source familiar with her testimony.

Top US diplomat to Ukraine Bill Taylor told Congress that Bolton had expressed concerns about a call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Taylor's opening statement. “Ambassador Bolton opposed a call between President Zelensky and President Trump out of concern that it would ‘be a disaster,'" Taylor wrote.

It would create absolute panic in the White House, I am sure.

but he could also single handedly derail the whole thing if he turns his back on the career people in favor of the political people.

But he did not leave on good speaking terms with Mr Trump.

which John Bolton shows up.

I do think you're right that whatever direction he goes, it'll change the narrative dramatically.

I don't think he is an ass-kisser. I do think he takes his job very seriously. When someone like John Bolton sees Trump as a danger to our country, then we are in some pretty deep doo-doo.

He knows a "drug deal" when he sees one.

First off, he's not some "soft" Republican. If Bolton had a major problem with Trump he wouldn't have signed up for the job in the first place (however, I can not think of any Republican who has turned down an offer)

I've been following this, and as far as I can tell, Bolton doesn't seem to have that much of a problem with Trump as he has with the people around Trump. If Trump were to fire Rudy Giuliani (and his "crew&quot that may satisfy Bolton (along with NDA and a brand new luxury condo on Fifth Avenue!).

Depending upon John Bolton for helping oust Trump could be like asking the lion to lick the blood off your face.

He might be the only person in Washington as vindictive as Trump, he'll have no problem spilling all the beans.

FFS, just the other day Trump called "Never Trumpers" "Human scum".

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/trumps-tweet-makes-me-proud-be-human-scum/600685/

I hate neocons with a passion, but they've never mollycoddled the Russians and they understand the importance of a west-friendly Ukraine. I hope Yosemite Sam ends up tearing rump a new one.

He looks exactly like my late father-in-law, who was the sweetest, nicest man in the world, and the first member of my wife's family to express his approval of our relationship.

I don't like that scowling mug reminding me of the loss of a much better man...