Parnas' attorney just blew it all up...implicated Barr, Pence, Graham, Pompeo, Perry and others

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27. No guarantees

There were no guarantees that Parnas' material would be released by the court and he could then turn it over to the House leadership. What it was and how damaging it might be to the president was speculative, not anything for sure. Even at that, it's difficult to say how credible a reporter Parnas is. He is certainly telling a damning tale against Trump, and seems to have documentary back-up for a lot of it. Parnas has also volunteered his willingness to testify under oath, which Trump and his minions refuse to consider.

As far as the Bolton material goes, Bolton kept mum throughout the impeachment inquiry, and considering the general lack of cooperation from White House sources, it wasn't a leap to think that Bolton's silence signaled that he wouldn't cooperate with any House overtures to testify. If Bolton had let the House know he was available and ready to testify, they probably would have called him.

In any case, the House seemed focused on the two articles they passed and referred to the Senate, and they went with the testimony and documentation they had, not what they wished they had. As it is, a lot of Senate Republicans agree that the House presented a compelling case to prove the articles; they just don't seem inclined to remove Trump from the presidency, no matter how many skeletons come clattering out of the various closets.