On Wednesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) became the fourth Republican senator to say that former National Security Adviser John Bolton should testify. But the senator quickly walked back his remarks.
Johnson suggested to reporter Adam Klasfeld that he was ready to hear Bolton’s testimony before changing his mind.
Democrats would need four Republican senators to vote with them in order to hear Bolton’s testimony. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) are all on record wanting to hear Bolton’s testimony.
Regret the error: Johnson’s initial, emphatic remarks about wanting to hear Amb. Bolton suggested a call for testimony that the senator ultimately walked back a short time later.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 28, 2020
To sum up, Senator Johnson emphatically, even passionately, wants to hear Bolton’s side of the story—just not through the constitutional mechanism available for it at this time.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 28, 2020