Pelosi Could Hold Articles Of Impeachment And Have Bolton Testify In The House

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BY JASON EASLEY

Pelosi Could Hold Articles Of Impeachment And Have Bolton Testify In The House

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/01/07/pelosi-could-hold-articles-of-impeachment-and-have-bolton-testify-in-the-house.html

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Speaker Pelosi has the power to get around Mitch McConnell’s witness blockade by holding on to the articles of impeachment and having Bolton testify in the House.

Benjamin Wittes explained on Twitter:

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A subpoena from the Senate is not, after all, legally different from a subpoena from the House. With McConnell now publicly committed to moving forward without hearing from a witness who is willing to testify, Pelosi's control over the articles becomes highly significant.

Benjamin Wittes

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Here is a card she now has in her hand. She can announce that:
(1) She is not willing to hand over the articles so that McConnell can bury them without hearing from a witness who has suddenly made clear that he is, after all, available.

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(3) She will hold the articles pending the completion of that testimony—and whatever litigation may be necessary to obtain it.

And critically, (4) the House reserves the right to pass superseding or amended articles of impeachment in response to new information it obtains.

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This would put McConnell in the position of paying a significant price for not reaching an accommodation—and put pressure on him to do so. The articles of impeachment will dangle over the president and the Senate for some period of time to come if Bolton resists the subpoena.

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[DavidDvorkin]

1. I think Bolton would ignore that subpoena

Just as others did.

[applegrove]

2. He said he would respond to a subpoena.

[DavidDvorkin]

4. From the Senate.

[applegrove]

5. Darn.

[California_Republic]

6. In his notes he said he was stopped by testifying because of executive privilege ca the house requ

But seemed to say a impeachment trial in the senate override executive privilege.

[EleanorR]

3. Or just send Article 2

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