Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton said that after “careful consideration and study” he is "prepared to testify" if subpoenaed by the US Senate.
Bolton's testimony could provide an integral first-hand account on matters relevant to the impeachment case, including pivotal communications with Ukrainian officials. The White House's former senior advisor is one of four witnesses that Senate Democrats want to call as part of Trump's trial. In order for Mr. Bolton to appear in front of the Senate, four Republicans need to support issuing a subpoena.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has been first to explicitly voice his desire to hear from John Bolton.
“I would like to be able to hear from John Bolton. What the process is to make that happen, I don’t have an answer for you,” he said.
While Bolton didn't testify during House hearings, his name was repeatedly mentioned by other witnesses.
Fiona Hill, former National Security Council senior director for Europe and Russia, stated that Mr. Bolton described Rudy Giuliani as “a hand grenade” about to “blow everyone up". According to Hill, Bolton advised her to alert the chief lawyer for the National Security Council about the suspicious Ukraine dealings.
“I am not part of whatever drug deal Rudy and Mulvaney are cooking up,” he told her.