Maybe because he is John Bolton, and a republican, i smell something fishy.

Not after this fiasco. I do not trust Bolton.

because he "promised" to do the same if subpoenaed by the House but then when the threat came to subpoena him, he suddenly said he wanted to wait for the courts to decide whether he could testify or not if given one.

Fuck him.

Killing the general may have been sop to Bolton.

but what are the odds that McConnell will subpoena him? Too little too late?

...but if Bolton is the former National Security Advisor, how can the White House "order" him to do ANYTHING? Seems they shouldn't be able to tell him he CAN'T testify. What'll they do if he does? Fire him?

so this is just an empty statement.
Will he make himself available to House investigators who are looking at additional impeachment articles? He didn't say that.

I suppose Bolton could thumb his nose at that, giving the manner in which he left.

in response to questions the House-appointed managers *think* they know the answers to. You can't risk it.

Plus, a McConnell-controlled Senate will allow him to perjure himself and make bogus privilege claims without consequence. They would never make a criminal referral to the DOJ, and even if they did Barr would shut it down.

another self serving piece of shit. Note that Bolton issued his "statement" from his PAC indicating his intent is to remain a major play in the GOP.

If he is only willing to testify before the Senate, and not the House, that provides Speaker Pelsoi and the House leadership lots of room to hold the existing articles out of the same partisanship concerns.

I focus on the House more than the Senate because frankly I’m concerned that any concessions made by McConnell will ultimately be ignored or ratfucked to splinters.

For him to sell books with, but the House does need to serve him one now ASAP to tell them.

has been having wet dreams about carpet bombing Iran.

now that trump has stepped on his own dick into a possible war, JOHN BOLTON now wants to testify against the orange asshole.

I think the first words out of JOHN BOLTONS mouth will be, "HE'S DOING IT WRONG!!!#$#%@!!!!)

Since the house will be prosecuting, they have the right to depose him in private ahead of his testimony.

Hey, the gop wants process. This is process.

Let's see him dance around that.

and he would only comply based on what was happening with the McGahn court case, so the House moved on without him.

Apparently there were arguments that did happen at an Appeals Court (3-judge panel) last week so whatever happens there might make some difference (outside of either side probably appealing again either for an en banc review and/or to the SCOTUS) -

sending it to the courts, where it will sit for months. IOW, bullshit promise.

Now that Putin's Agent Orange has given him the attack on Iran he's been lusting after since forever.

It makes no sense and I fear we’re somehow being set up.

wet dream of "regime change" in Iran actually to succeed, he needs a President Pence along with SoS Pompeo in office. Therefore, his decision to testify if subpoenaed might be enough to cause "regime change" at home first.