sooooo, what else does bolton know that he is dying to spill? my pick for biggest bombshell-

[mopinko]

2 words- saudi arabia

toss in eric prince for good measure.

what's your pick?

[CentralMass]

1. I suspect that it is relevant to the Ukrainian quid pro quo.

[Hoyt]

2. I hope he has something to spill, but I don't trust that war monger, racist. n/t

[WhiteTara]

3. I think if he really wanted to testify

he would make a date with the investigators. He is a private citizen and speak anytime he wants. I don't trust any republicon. I'm still trying to suss out his ulterior motives.

[Buckeyeblue]

4. Revenge

We are dealing with huge egos. But he wants cover from the court so Trump's people can't tag him as a bitter former employee.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

9. He wants to challenge a subpoena in court & ruled that he cannot testify, thereby setting precedence

that others cannot obey a subpoena from Congress (or the courts) if forbidden by the president.

Just my trying to think like a traitor.

If he wanted to testify he would testify.

[WhiteTara]

12. Thank you. That was very clarifying.

Yes, you really have to sit with being a traitor to have those kinds of thoughts. I'm sure they are as natural as breathing for him.

[tavernier]

15. Interesting theory

but only if he really has nothing to say about Rump’s treachery, and I believe he does. And he isn’t the type to forgive and forget.

He may be in a quandary though trying to think of a way to screw both Rump and Democrats.

[erronis]

32. I'm not sure that Bannon and dump are really on the outs.

There's a lot of play-acting going on all the time.

And Bannon, just like lil lindsay or jeb sessions, or any other (r)epuglicon, can change stories and sides when they hear the sound of real money.

[Pepsidog]

33. Sounds about right.

[The empressof all]

27. I thought it was more a financial decision

If he's "forced" to testify he won't lose the right wing book buyers when it gets published. It's more money in the bank.

[Callmecrazy]

29. Yup...

His lawyer said as much.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

36. Capitalism's treasonous underpinnings.

Making money regardless of consequences.

[PNW-Dem]

31. Primetime TV coverage is priceless

I agree. Can't trust them. Could be that he just wants to get on TV and he's self promoting beforehand.

[hadEnuf]

5. He's looking for a court ruling to clear the way for his testimony. Why? To broaden the impact

of his testimony?

That would be good if he is honest, but if he is acting like the lying Neo-con bastard he has always been it may not be so good.


I wouldn't rule out that he may be a mole for Trump. Hard to trust someone with his record.

[getagrip_already]

22. simple explanations.....

One theory is that he wants the cover of judicial order so it doesn't look like he is doing the libs bidding by knifing a gop potus.

But I think once he gets the court order, anything he mentions to the house will automatically be cleared for him to put in his book. He is under both NDA and nat sec restrictions on what he can disclose. With a court order, anything he even mentions in the house can be fully covered in a book.

It's money in the bank for him.

[Alithea]

25. Interesting take; good point.

[The empressof all]

28. That's my thinking as well

He avoids looking like a "stoolie" to the Right Wing while still offering info for the left.... More money in his pocket.

[hadEnuf]

37. I hope you are all correct.

[dewsgirl]

6. I am eagerly waiting for the possibility of the Kushner, MBS

khasshogi story to see the light of day. I remember the rumors back when it happened, coupled with the the whistleblower story from this week. This story has to have legs.
I pray Khasshogi's family sees justice.

[mopinko]

14. i want the saudi transcripts more than the russian ones.

[dewsgirl]

18. So do I at the moment, the Russian mess is going to take

years to unravel.

[OnDoutside]

7. I suspect he's bulls hitting.

[sop]

8. Maybe Bolton has conclusive evidence Trump is a Russian asset?

Or he knows what Kompromat Putin has on Trump?

[NightWatcher]

10. He wants to jam things up in the courts with subpoena hearings

[H2O Man]

11. Recommended.

Bolton can provide documents about efforts to get Trump to end the foolish Ukraine plot. For more details, please see:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212669038

[NBachers]

13. I can't help but to be leery of Bolton.

[gordianot]

16. Would not surprise me if there is a plan.

Odd no attacks from the Orange Dictator.

[erronis]

34. Yup. Either they're in cahoots or the dump is scared pissless of what Bolton can reveal

if provoked.

[PufPuf23]

17. Naive to think that Bolton is going to spill something that fosters items favored

by all (or at least most) of us at DU.

Certainly Bolton has info that would surprise and negative towards Trump but what he will offer will aid the GOP, aid warmongering, harm the Democratic party, and be Bolton self-serving. Bolton is that type o guy.

We and the nation and the World are better off the less Bolton has any influence on anything. He is a nasty asshole.

[mopinko]

19. i cant argue, but sometimes when you cant find a hero, the right villain will do.

desperate times and all that.

[PufPuf23]

24. One must be aware of unintended consequences.

The sooner Bolton is removed forever from any public influence the better.

Bolton in the impeachment / anti-Trump mix seems a risk factor to me rather than a plus.

Tis opinion is based upon decades of Bolton plus the history of his presence in the media; Bolton's role ofttimes appears just to mess with our heads, to make the unacceptable palatable, and to pander to other assholes.

Don't like nor trust the guy or anyone who gives him a platform for influence.

[BamaRefugee]

20. Bolton's not going to tell ANYTHING to Congress...he wants to sell his upcoming book...

MONEY BEFORE COUNTRY, the Republican mantra.

[mopinko]

21. or

he figures being the star of the impeachment hearings will make his book a billion seller. he'd prolly be right.

[BamaRefugee]

30. He'll probably end every half-answered question with "the rest is in my book"

[mopinko]

35. i am totally expecting the limited hangout of all limited hangouts.

all the right people will be protected, and those against whom yosemite has a personal grudge will die. maybe literally.
maybe someone who did him dirty at an orgy w the manafort's or the epsteins' for all i know.

but there is no doubt he would love to have spanky's liver w some fava beans and a nice chianti, and i think we should put that on ppv, and retire the national dept.

[wiggs]

23. WH is run by a crime family. The only ones trusted with insider info are family and those

that Trump has leverage over. Bolton is not insider enough to have the goods on corruption like Saudi Arabia, Israel, Qatar conspiracies. They exist, IMHO, but Bolton would not have been in on the super secret stuff.

He may have been witness to corroborating evidence on SA and Prince and Ukraine...but doubt he partook in backchannel discussions. He's no fan of Russia, so would have been kept away from all that.

[DallasNE]

26. This On Saudia Arabia Has Been Floating Around For About A Week

https://spectator.us/seven-whistleblowers-jared-kushner-bin-salman/?fbclid=IwAR2o2UIVm_aNTChD-bRGOsGfmj5X9oABDAizjOG6M04DCxVq_TSkqCpADlQ

It wasn't widely picked up so keep that in mind but it is damning.