Here's a thread on the key takeaways.
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If Bolton were lying, as Trump claims, Trump would *want* Bolton to testify under oath, because his account is going to come out anyway, in his book.
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Trump's team keeps saying the only witnesses WHO TESTIFIED deny any link between aid and investigations.
Bolton has now confirmed he would testify otherwise -- which is EXACTLY WHY he's being blocked:
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This means it's likely they knew exactly how Bolton would incriminate Trump -- and that this is exactly why they're blocking him from testifying.
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This amounts to arguing there's no need for witnesses for the sole reason that the truth is what Trump says it is. No one should sugarcoat this.
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This again shows that this whole corrupt scheme -- and, crucially, the coverup -- involved large swaths of the government.
Those are my key points for now. FIN