Thread by @HouseForeign

CHAIRMAN @RepEliotEngel ON HIS CALL WITH JOHN BOLTON:

"President Trump is wrong that John Bolton didn’t say anything about the Trump-Ukraine Scandal at the time the President fired him. He said something to me."

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1222385653029261312

"After Amb Bolton’s departure as national security advisor, my staff reached out to him at my request. I’ve known Amb Bolton for years; we have a cordial & respectful relationship & I wanted to thank him for his service. I also wanted to ask if he would talk to @HouseForeign."

"He & I spoke by telephone on Sept 23. On that call, Ambassador Bolton suggested to me—unprompted—that the committee look into the recall of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. He strongly implied that something improper had occurred around her removal as our top diplomat in Kyiv."

"I said nothing publicly about what was a private conversation, but because this detail was relevant to Foreign Affairs, Intel & Oversight Cmtes’ investigation into this matter, I informed my colleagues. It was one of the reasons we wished to hear from Bolton, under oath."

"Ambassador Bolton has made clear over the last few months that he has more to say on this issue. And now that the President has called his credibility into question, it’s important to set the record straight."
-Chairman @RepEliotEngel
foreignaffairs.house.gov/2020/1/engel-s…