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BumRushDaShow

(129,091 posts)
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 10:12 AM Oct 2019

John Bolton's lawyers spoke with House committees about possible deposition in impeachment inquiry

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a possible deposition, according to a source familiar.

The top US diplomat to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, told Congress this week that Bolton had expressed concern about a call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Taylor's opening statement.

Trump fired Bolton as his national security adviser last month, after Trump made clear he "strongly disagreed" with many of Bolton's suggestions. The New York Times first reported that Bolton's lawyers were talking to the House committees.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/politics/john-bolton-lawyers-impeachment-inquiry/index.html



The referenced NYT mention about Bolton was sortof lost in the midst of their wide-ranging article and did not headline it, but included this -

On Thursday, there was a pause in the back-to-back depositions as the House honored Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, who died last week. But behind-the-scenes work continued to push the inquiry forward. Impeachment investigators have negotiated in recent days with a lawyer for Mr. Bolton about a date for him to be deposed behind closed doors, according to two people briefed on the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/politics/trump-republicans-impeachment.html


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John Bolton's lawyers spoke with House committees about possible deposition in impeachment inquiry (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 OP
ooh ooh trump, never diss those who know your secrets beachbumbob Oct 2019 #1
Yeah I was gonna include this in the OP BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #2
lots of irony here if it ends up a hardcore neocon takes out a GOP president beachbumbob Oct 2019 #4
It's the odd thing where you have these various wings of the GOP BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #5
you omitted "vs. outright criminals" (personal profit at any cost) groundloop Oct 2019 #12
Well the assumption BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #13
Bolton was fired only last month? rurallib Oct 2019 #3
Much of what has happened seems like it's been going on that long BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #6
In the basement of the capitol in secrecy!! gibraltar72 Oct 2019 #7
He better spill his guts n/t dajoki Oct 2019 #8
He was publicly embarassed and humiliated. BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #9
Bolton is a mean guy; tRump is a mean guy, too B Stieg Oct 2019 #10
That's why I busted out the big popcorn BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #11
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
4. lots of irony here if it ends up a hardcore neocon takes out a GOP president
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 10:38 AM
Oct 2019

over patriotism to the constitution

BumRushDaShow

(129,091 posts)
5. It's the odd thing where you have these various wings of the GOP
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 10:44 AM
Oct 2019

with the neocons (war for principle) vs the libertarians (no war for non-U.S. interests) vs the business types (war for profit).

BumRushDaShow

(129,091 posts)
13. Well the assumption
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 12:10 PM
Oct 2019

that ALL of the GOP are already "outright criminals" for aiding and abetting criminality, so that is a given!

BumRushDaShow

(129,091 posts)
9. He was publicly embarassed and humiliated.
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 10:58 AM
Oct 2019

He may not do anything to betray his party but will do everything he can to promote the neocon wing for sure, Drumpf be damned.

BumRushDaShow

(129,091 posts)
11. That's why I busted out the big popcorn
Fri Oct 25, 2019, 11:42 AM
Oct 2019
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142386254#post2



His “I am not part of whatever drug deal Sondland and Mulvaney are cooking up” quote was priceless!
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