House Democrats are still trying to keep the impeachment thing going, even after the Senate acquitted Trump. Schiff and company tried to get Bolton to submit a sworn document on what he knows, but Bolton refused:
CBS NEWS – House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said former National Security Adviser John Bolton refused to submit a sworn affidavit on President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine after the Senate rejected additional witnesses and documents.
In an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday after the Senate voted to acquit Mr. Trump of charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress, Schiff, a Democrat from California, said House Democrats approached Bolton’s counsel after the unsuccessful vote in the Senate.
The House “asked if Mr. Bolton would be willing to submit an affidavit under oath describing what he observed in terms of the president’s Ukraine misconduct, and he refused,” Schiff said. ” So for whatever reason, he apparently was willing to testify before the Senate but apart from that, seems intent on saving it for his book. He’ll have to answer for that.”
They are still thinking about subpoenaing Bolton:
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said the House will “likely” subpoena Bolton. But Schiff suggested it’s not yet known whether they will seek to compel testimony from him.
“There’s been absolutely no decision made about whether to subpoena John Bolton or not subpoena John Bolton,” he told MSNBC. “What we had decided in discussing this with the speaker is we were going to try the case, we would conclude the trial, and we would consider what next steps we should take afterwards”
I don’t honestly know what Bolton’s deal is, but clearly Democrats think he’s an ally, or at least they did. That doesn’t appear to be the case and I think it’s hilarious that he turned them down.