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guess that answers any question of whether he can be trusted.
Just announced on MSNBC
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)Nancy knows this.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,011 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)ScratchCat
(1,990 posts)But why can't a House subpoena be enforced at this point?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)mnmoderatedem
(3,728 posts)may be a good way to call his bluff
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Didn't get any takers.
malaise
(269,054 posts)and show up in the Senate?
That sure won't pass the smell test.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)The House has not subpoenaed him.
malaise
(269,054 posts)he would testify if the courts cleared it and Dems were not prepared to wait for the courts.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bolton-willing-to-defy-white-house-and-testify-if-court-clears-the-way-according-to-people-familiar-with-his-views/2019/11/07/dd72d73c-00aa-11ea-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html
Now he is volunteering to testify if he is subpoenaed
brush
(53,791 posts)bluestarone
(16,976 posts)BUT we knew that already
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)left a message with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
before he put out this statement, in order to give him a
heads up that it was coming, a source familiar tells CNN.
Link to tweet
Theres a *bit* of difference there
But anyway, subpoena that fkr in the House and lets see what happens
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)he put out his Ukraine testimony statement to give him
a heads up that it was coming.
The White House was not informed
Link to tweet
Granted, a message to turtle is probably just like calling the WH, but hmmm, this casts a teeny bit of a different light on this...
Anyway, I hope LOSER45 and his buddies are freaking the fuck out about this, if nothing else
crickets
(25,981 posts)No surprise the WH was not informed given the way Bolton was fired, or resigned, or whatever. Still, sucking up to McConnell is not a good look at all.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Thanks for the tweets!
duforsure
(11,885 posts)To use to sell books .
Takket
(21,577 posts)Why are we upset that he said he will testify?
tblue37
(65,408 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)I wouldn't trust either of those dbags as far as I can throw a grand piano.
bdamomma
(63,875 posts)of kissing ass and watching out for their own ass on this situation. Again, the spoiled cretin we have just does not give a shit about the chaos he is spewing, and Putin is just watching all this. We are at the cusp of destruction, if this does not stop.
I think Randi Rhodes returns today I can imagine what she is going to say about all this.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)mn9driver
(4,426 posts)He had no problem perjuring himself in the run up to the Iraq invasion, and he will have no problem perjuring himself this time either.
If he does testify, expect McConnell to allow only testimony that exalts Trump and how important it is to not undermine the Great Leader as he leads us to glorious battle.