“Listen, I can’t tell from the New York Times report what is actually being reported here,” Hawley said. “I can’t tell if this is something new. I can’t tell if they’ve actually seen the manuscript. It’s all a bunch of hearsay. Clearly, it’s an attempt to try to influence the course of the trial.”
Bolton’s revelation puts pressure on Senate Republicans to allow for witness testimony at the impeachment trial. Democrats need four GOP senators to vote to allow witnesses.
Democrats are demanding to hear from Bolton, given his book manuscript would help prove their allegation of Trump’s quid pro quo with Ukraine.
Trump denied he ever told Bolton to tie the release of military aid to Ukraine investigating his political rivals.
However, it wouldn’t be the first time Trump lied and denied something that was true.
Just last week, video evidence emerged showing that Trump does indeed know Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Trump denied knowing Parnas, who has now proven to be a supporting player in the Ukraine scandal.
Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.
