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Cattledog

(5,916 posts) Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:18 PM Jan 2020

The WH had a draft of Bolton's book.

Mr. Bolton’s submission of the book to the White House may have given the White House lawyers direct insight into what Mr. Bolton would say if he were called to testify at Mr. Trump’s impeachment trial. It also intensified concerns among some of his advisers that they needed to block Mr. Bolton from testifying, according to two people familiar with their concerns.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html

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The WH had a draft of Bolton's book. (Original Post) Cattledog Jan 2020 OP

IF the Dems subpoena him leftieNanner Jan 2020 #1

The rationale must be respected by any justice. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #6

Once this trial of over, watch Trump turn Bolton into a figure of hate OnDoutside Jan 2020 #2

Won't be too hard; I already hate him and his stupid moustache. maxsolomon Jan 2020 #3

Lol ! True but if Bolton is going to dish the dirt in his book, the Trump OnDoutside Jan 2020 #7

K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #4

K&R UTUSN Jan 2020 #5

leftieNanner

(15,124 posts)

1. IF the Dems subpoena him

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:21 PM

Jan 2020

Then the White House will claim privilege and Justice Roberts will allow them to do so.

Even though the book itself claims that The Orange One told Bolton that he was going to continue to hold the $391 million aid package over Ukraine's head in order to get the "investigations".

Oh good grief!

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)

6. The rationale must be respected by any justice.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:06 PM

Jan 2020

Executive privilege cannot be used to hide a crime or hinder a criminal proceeding, including an impeachment trial.

Justices cannot refute this fact.

Executive privilege does not exist in this case.