Let me use this to address a related point. This had been my assumption too. But it’s not consistent with what he’s doing now. Bolton has obvious personal reasons to want to take Trump down and I buy he was aghast at Rudes operation. But Bolton has been on the right wing ...
2/ money circuit for years. He made big money on Fox and he also had a PAC that raked in lots of money. That world just isn’t going to be open to you if you’re the guy who brought down Trump. So I’ve been curious which motivation wld win out. The problem with Tyler’s theory is...
3/ that Schiff basically gave him an out. Fine, we don’t need you. You don’t have to talk. To go back on the circuit that’s a great outcome. But for no clear reason he pipes back up and says, no don’t ignore me. I’m the testimony motherlode. You definitely want me to testify.
4/ So he is courting if not begging to be a central witness.
