'Let me repeat: nothing in the Bolton revelations, even if true, would rise to the level of an abuse of power or an impeachable offense,” Dershowitz said on the Senate floor.
— Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine — to speak out Monday and argue that the developments give greater weight to the need for calling witnesses in the trial. Romney said it's"increasingly likely" there will be enough Republican senators to vote to call witnesses."I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination.
“I might disapprove of such a quid pro quo demand on policy grounds, but it would not constitute an abuse of power. Quid pro quo alone is not a basis for abuse of power. It's part of the way foreign policy has been operated by presidents, since the beginning of time,” he said. That scenario, however, is much different than what Trump was impeached for. Democratic House managers have argued Trump demanded that Ukraine investigate the Bidens, with the former vice president as a potential 2020 rival, in exchange for the release of U.S. aid to Ukraine and a White House meeting. Democrats said that he did it for his own personal gain, to “cheat” in the upcoming election."argument is contrary to both law & fact.
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