Trump's lawyers, Senate GOP allies work privately to ensure Bolton does not testify publicl

[RandySF]

President Trump’s legal defense team and Senate GOP allies are quietly gaming out contingency plans should Democrats win enough votes to force witnesses to testify in the impeachment trial, including an effort to keep former national security adviser John Bolton from the spotlight, according to multiple officials familiar with the discussions.


While Republicans continue to express confidence that Democrats will fail to persuade four GOP lawmakers to break ranks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has opposed calling any witnesses in the trial, they are readying a Plan B just in case — underscoring how uncertain they are about prevailing in a showdown over witnesses and Bolton’s possible testimony.


One option being discussed, according to a senior administration official, would be to move Bolton’s testimony to a classified setting because of national security concerns, ensuring that it is not public.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-lawyers-senate-gop-allies-work-privately-to-ensure-bolton-does-not-testify-publicly/2020/01/20/cbc67ef0-3bae-11ea-8872-5df698785a4e_story.html

[Beartracks]

1. Why are the jurors conspiring with the accused?

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[leftieNanner]

2. Crap! The only National Security Concerns

with Bolton's testimony is the concern for Poor Widdle Donnie's FeeFees.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. This will hopefully bite them on the ass.

[Iliyah]

4. I do not trust Bolton nor the Republicans . .

They are all bots and do not care about the USA.

That said, if Bolton testifies under oath and come forth with facts that do incriminate shithole, just maybe, the other Republicans who are up for re-election 2020 and maybe 1 Republican that has a conscience will do the right thing = 4 or more.

Republicans are told not to except House Managers nor evidence nor testimony. That's a damn shame.

Vote them out.

[bluestarone]

5. Whole senate process is a

FUCKING JOKE!!