WASHINGTON — The Democrat managers of the House impeachment effort are renewing their calls for John Bolton to testify after a new report on what he knows about the Ukraine scandal.
The New York Times reported that in his forthcoming book, the former National Security Adviser writes that President Trump told him that he’d continue to freeze military aid to Ukraine until they opened investigations against his political rivals.
Trump did release the aid to Ukraine Sept. 11 of last year.
A statement from the House managers said “there can be no doubt now” that Bolton’s testimony would contradict Trump’s defense. They said senators should push for Bolton to be called as a witness.
Senate Republicans have been holding firm on their stance that no witnesses be called in the trial, many saying Democrats had their chance to call said witnesses while going to impeachment proceeding in the House.
Last week, Republicans suggested they would be open to allowing Bolton to testify if they could get Hunter Biden to testify as well. Senate Democrats shot down that idea.
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