Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah who wants former national security adviser John Bolton to testify in the president’s impeachment trial, said he supports Republican witnesses being called too.
When the Washington Examiner asked on Tuesday if former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter should be called as well, Romney responded, “I think if you heard from one side, you probably ought to have the chance to hear from a witness from the other side.”
Democrats pressed Republicans to call Bolton as a witness on Monday after a draft manuscript of his new book was leaked to the media. In the book, Bolton alleges that Trump wanted to withhold military assistance from Ukraine to pressure the government to open an investigation into Joe Biden and Hunter Biden.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, told reporters Tuesday he is confident that 51 votes exist in the conference to call witnesses on the GOP list if necessary.
“I’ll make a prediction. There’ll be 51 Republican votes to call Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, the whistleblower, and the DNC staffer [Alexandra Chalupa],” he said.
Senate Republicans said Monday that any deal to call for witnesses will include Hunter Biden.
“If we need to hear from more people, it’s going to be a group of individuals,” said Sen. John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, on Monday.
House Democrats charged President Trump with obstruction of Congress and abuse of power for allegedly coercing Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden by withholding lethal military aid.
