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Democrats Should Scream And Shout But Maybe Not Push To Extend Trump Trial Any Further
Bringing on witnesses, a process that could drag on for weeks or more, might very well damage Democrats. Then again, why are Republicans fighting it so hard?
We’d love to see Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton testify, but we’ve already substantively heard from him. That’s not going away. Do we need to hear more? Yes, probably, that would be great. If he has the courage, he should just stand up on his own and speak out. But the moment for that may have passed. The White House seems compelled to force him to clam up. Trump may be in the process of tying up Bolton in one of his “perfect” Catch-22s: that anybody who previously testified with second hand information is not to be trusted, yet any information offered by first hand sources (like Bolton) is “Classified National Security”.
Still, it’s hard to argue against giving the American people the fullest picture possible. In a way, that should go without saying, and without controversy.
But these are hyper-partisan times in which we’re living. And Bolton’s words have already had an undeniable impact. Despite attempts by the President’s lawyers to ignore, and then discredit what…
