John Bolton
National Security Advisor John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration's Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) National Security Advisor John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration's Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Where Things Stand: Inevitable Acquittal Doesn’t Mean Bolton’s Off The Hook Prime Badge
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02.05.20 | 12:12 pm

President Trump will be acquitted today. We can’t talk around that fact.

But that doesn’t mean that the conduct that put him in this pinch in the first place will be swept under the rug. House Judiciary Committee Chair and impeachment manager Jerry Nadler (D-NY) reassured reporters this morning that it is “likely” his committee will issue that subpoena that former National Security Adviser John Bolton has been begging for for weeks.

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on May 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. on May 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Where Things Stand: It Gets Messy When Trump Allies Have To Turn On One Of Their Own Prime Badge
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01.29.20 | 10:35 am

In the Trump world, it’s hard to keep up with who the President’s latest enemy is, even for his staunchest defenders. And the uprising against John Bolton this week has been no different.

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