Where the Moderate Senators Stand on Bolton Testimony After the Book Leak

Cortney O'Brien | January 27, 2020 12:40 PM

The Senate needs to make a decision on whether or not former national security adviser John Bolton should testify in the impeachment trial against President Trump. In his new book, Bolton reportedly claims that Trump did tie the withholding of military aid to Ukraine to an investigation of the Bidens. The book leak has especially alarmed some of the more moderate Republican jurors.

Here's where a few of them stand.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) wants to hear from Bolton, and he predicted that other Republicans will follow.

GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says it's increasingly likely that more of his Republican colleagues will want to hear from former national security adviser John Bolton. https://t.co/P4rivJ8LWn pic.twitter.com/AJjXWGK6gn
— CNN (@CNN) January 27, 2020

NEWS: Romney says it’s “increasingly likely” that there will be enough Republicans to vote in support of calling John Bolton as a witness. He wouldn’t say specifically who.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) January 27, 2020

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) called Bolton an honest man, but was suspicious of the timing.

Ron Johnson says it’s “rather exquisite timing, isn’t it,” but does not say if Bolton should be subpoenaed.

Asked if he thinks Bolton is telling truth, Johnson says, “We don’t know what’s in there other than what’s being leaked. My guess is John Bolton tells the truth.”
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 27, 2020

RON JOHNSON says “My guess is John Bolton tells the truth.” But he calls the leak “exquisite timing” and says he still wants to hear full WH case.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 27, 2020