Trump impeachment trial opening arguments begin after contentious first day
Rep. Mark Meadows, a top Trump ally in Congress, said he doesn’t believe former national security adviser John Bolton has «anything to add» as a possible witness at the Senate impeachment trial.
«Listen, when we start to look at it, the executive privilege aspect of that, I don’t know that John Bolton has anything to add,» Bolton said.
Remember: Bolton has said he’s ready to testify if subpoenaed. Some Republicans have argued that witnesses should not be called during the trial, since they were not a part of the House’s impeachment inquiry.
When CNN’s Dana Bash asked why Meadows doesn’t want Bolton to even try, Meadows said the investigation should have happened in the House — not the Senate.
«Let’s take the impeachment articles back, let’s go back to the House,» he said. «I was there. You know, here’s what we’ve done. We’ve actually put forth a case to be tried and then all of a sudden we’re saying, ‘Well, we want more people to come in to bolster a case that is flawed to begin with.’ You don’t do that, not to the President of the United States, but more importantly not to the American people.»
