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House should subpoena JB & withhold the articles until he testifies, then amend existing articles
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Susan Hennessey ✔ @Susan_Hennessey
I am actually really persuaded by Ben's idea that the House should now subpoena Bolton and withhold the articles until he testifies and they can decide whether to amend them.Benjamin Wittes ✔ @benjaminwittes
But in the context of John Bolton's announcement yesterday that he's willing to testify if subpoenaed by the Senate, McConnell's announcement of his posture creates a strategic opening for Pelosi that she will not fail to notice.
Susan Hennessey ✔ @Susan_Hennessey
I'm generally really suspicious of procedural gamesmanship. But this strikes me as substantive and logical. Bolton was refusing to testify before, now he isn't, so go ahead and call him and find out what he knows and then send over the articles.
4:04 PM - Jan 7, 2020
Agreed!
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I suspect book sales would take a hit if he proved to be a complete hypocrite, and I bet he does too. 
Ben and Susan's point is that the Speaker has a straight-up reason to keep holding the articles.
