House Republican: It was ‘Schiff’s choice’ to send over ‘half-baked’ impeachment without Bolton testimony

Rep. Elise Stefanik blamed House impeachment manager Adam Schiff for the lack of testimony from John Bolton after leaks from the former national security adviser’s new book alleged that the president withheld Ukrainian aid in exchange for a Biden investigation.

Calls for Bolton, 71, to testify were amplified after he alleged that President Trump told him that he would block military aid to Ukraine if officials would not announce an investigation into Joe Biden and his son Hunter in leaked portions of Bolton’s new book, The Room Where it Happened. During a press conference on Monday, Stefanik explained why she believed testimony from Bolton was unnecessary.