After former National Security Adviser John Bolton skipped out on his scheduled testimony Thursday, his lawyer said that his client knows about “many relevant meetings and conversations” that are still unreported.
For someone who has spent his life and career among the fringiest on the right playing coy right now is to be expected. So what kind of deal is he trying to get?
Democrats ended up dropping the Kupperman subpoena and will not issue one to Bolton, reluctant to get drawn into an extended legal fight.
I’m sure there’s a reason for this approach, but I fail to understand the harm in filing suit and seeing how the process plays out if you ask for expedited hearings and rulings the entire course of the action. Why is it a given attempts to force testimony via the courts will bear fruit too late in the game, so much so you don’t even try?
OK, so what about the Dems calling Bolton as a witness during impeachment proceedings in the Senate, after the House votes articles of impeachment. Must Bolton testify then, or will it still require a court fight?