What Happens If John Bolton Speaks Out Before The Final Impeachment Vote? | MSNBC

Brian Williams, Nicolle Wallace, Claire McCaskill and Ari Melber discuss what would happen if former Amb. John Bolton spoke out before the final impeachment vote on Wednesday. Aired on 02/03/20.
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What Happens If John Bolton Speaks Out Before The Final Impeachment Vote? | MSNBC

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  1. Here’s what happens….nothing. Trump commits treason. Nothing happens. Trump defies subpoenas …nothing happens.
    We need to fix our Government. It’s broken.

    1. YEP, read the comment,above,from,’B’,please. Because you are correct,our individual and our societies,Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,is in damaged and has to be repaired.
      Trump was acquitted,ONLY,due to certain key SENATE,members being INVOLVED,in the CRIME,on trial!ESPECIALLY,Lindsey Graham!Corruption,acquittal. Trump,is still,impeached,period,that’s going to speak,clearly as time moves on,and things unfold. Please,don’t give Trump,your defeat,it’s what the beast,wants,to subdue,us all into submission.Bernie,says,vote,”united”,so let’s ALL,check the polls for the Lead Dem.,vote,as ONE whole,large unit,”united”,we WILL,win and REMOVE corrupt,con,no conscience,Trump and who knows what we can do with his no conscience,corrupt,Republicans. : )

    2. Trump DIDN’T Commit Treason , In No Way , Shape , Form , Or Fashion …. And IF So , How ?? SERIOUSLY ?? LOL 😂

  2. Mitch McConnell took $8,400 from Trump’s lawyers, just before the Senate trial started.

    If this happened in any other jury trial in the nation, McConnell would be removed and charged with taking a bribe. And a new jury would be seated to complete the trial. #TheFixIsIn

    1. @Emily Moss i love that you make my point. Trump is getting impeached for things Obama also did.. I dont think Obama should be impeached just as much that i think Trump shouldnt be.

      And then the basic personal attacking.

    2. @Devo Liar. Obama never did ANYTHING remotely like what Trump has done. Trump ILLEGALLY held back Ukraine’s aid package and had a team of non-governmental thugs lean on Zelensky for months.
      Obama did nothing like that. He never broke any laws, violated aid agreements or attempted to leverage anyone with aid packages.

      All you people have are delusions and lies.
      You’re sick in the head, Dev.

    3. @Emily Moss hmmm so im imagening Biden with agreement of Obama or on Obamas command to pressure Ukraine. Wait whaaat? Oh man thats sooo sick… Hahaha

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    1. @real american ask yourself why the majority of Americans never wanted him to be president, and the majority of Americans want him removed from office today. The fact that he’s being tried by a jury of his own party is the only reason, real americans are being denied their wishes. You call yourself a real American but you’re actually a minority.

    2. Bernie says,vote,”United”,as ONE,whole,large,massive voice,loud and clear,for the Lead Dem.,so it’s not lost to Trump,like the last time. Strategy,”United”,NOT lost in the pond,preferences,WILL REMOVE,Trump! Spread the word,remember,Trump said,” I love the uneducated! ” ,He meant,it! Trump loves,when we stop talking to each other,out of fear! Talk,teach,share,joke,laugh again! (Spread word of Bernie’s,”United”,strategy! Details,details,as,ONE voice.)

    3. @The inquisitive biker where do you get these facts ? Fake news ? Didn’t every poll say Hillary was gonna win by landslide ? H Ha Ha. Polls were wrong , fake news. Also please thank dummy Pelosi and mr Schiff for locking in Trumps win in re election.

  4. If anyone here thinks that the Republicans are protecting the president, or are afraid of him, then I have to say you fell on your head. The republicans could care less about trump, they are protecting themselves because they were a part of the whole thing.

  5. Bolton won’t do any interviews until it’s too late just like with the House of representatives and we all know it.

    1. @Bob Loblaw Vote Blue, you ever notice that people who vote Red are like the color red, Angry, blue is a calming color.

    2. They,ALL have NO CONSCIENCE! It’s the INDUSTRY party ENTITLEMENT over lives,and our Constitution,NO BIGGIE,to them!!! Bernie,says,Vote,”united”,as ONE,a whole,large unit,voting for the Lead Dem.we WILL,win,and remove the corrupt,con,no conscience,Trump.

  6. Bolton sold out America for a book deal by not speaking up during the House Impeachment. He has a second chance to put America first, lets see if he has a moral compass to do so!

    1. @G K Yupthe American money dream is the American money nightmare. Moral bones and values are out. In God We Trust is also out…..so who do a great many trust…..Oh dear …it’s Trump/ the Devil. Well I say beware false prophets you fake double standard loose values bought Christians. Btw…I am a Christian too but outsiders say I appear to still use my compass the right way. Hope so……would really hate to be a hypocrite.

    2. @sam getalong You are right, but the issue is not impeachment any more (he is) but acquittal and that is the Senate or, second in line the people and their votes.

    3. He is NOT going to say a word because he still is one of trumpfs puppets just like the rest of the Republicans

    1. The US is not now, never has been and hopefully never will be a rule of the mob Democracy cupcake. If it were Hillary Clinton would be president and people too stupid to understand that asking for investigation of Quid pro Joe’s corruption is not an impeachable offense would make the decision on impeachment.

    2. Jim Matterhorn what? Oh PLEASE. And you’re playing right into their hands. That’s just want They want. It’s always WORKED. what’s not working is the ignorant masses who believe anything their Josef Goebells Propaganda network’s tell them. And the greedy politicians who are making tons of money by the apathy and ignorance of the people. The American public need to Vote to preserve their democracy, which was created by the Constitution. Believe me, we do not EVER want to go there. That place of despair where Fascism moves in. There will for sure be another holocaust and it will be against ALL of us. Because the greed is insurmountable. Don’t fall into apathy. Nations have crumbled under the weight of apathy and despair.

      “Apathy is the glove in which Dictators slide their hand”
      Voltaire

  7. Put Bolton in front of a camera on a neutral news agency like BBC . Let him answer questions there. We have to, otherwise Dumpster and friends will bury even more evidence.

    1. @David Hale you need to look into Bolton a bit. Like him or hate him he will not nor will he ever be motivated by another party’s agenda. Especially Dems. He is also a bit of an evil thing. He was chomping at the bit to operate on Trump administration. Bolton is methodical in his logging. Most of his type is. One thing about Bolton is, in his way he is a Patriot. The same with a few that have come and gone in the trump admin. At the end of the day, they are Patriots. They won’t go against the Constitution or their country. They don’t operate for that sitting president’s pleasure or protection. They are there for the pleasure of country and protective of The Constitution that makes their country what it is .

    2. I like the idea of BBC. A little international exposure. Ofc he won’t because he doesn’t care enough, like many ex cabinet officials.

    1. Just shut the heck up and leave our great president alone. The hoax is over for now until the Democrats find another one.

    2. no, he and the gop have tried, but all that it has accomplished is to permit us to watch in real-time as the gop committed suicide. we can and will have a second impeachment, and it will succeed as will that trial.

  8. Let me tell you what happens: Nothing.
    The GOP is full on with the criminality of Donald Trump because Trump is a criminal and the GOP is the party of crime.
    Time to fight back

    1. We have always had structural failure in the Senate, and the White House.
      As a result, we are having polarized failures in both parties, making our democracy even more unstable.
      *1) Abolish the electoral college, 2) Remove plurality for rank choice voting, 3) Remove Senators for impartial scholars*

    2. @Zeno of Citium “Impartial scholars”… pffft… THAT’S how we got HERE.

      Have you ever say and listened to the House of Representatives debate?… They’re MORONS… BEYOND morons, there are a host of illiterate minorities… A veritable panoply of fat ugly women, and men of all stripes who are too stoopid zip up their pants in the morning. You might want to start there. You might NOT want to replace anyone with noble and studious academics.. because then, NO young woman will be safe.. why do you think they went into teaching, silly?

    3. @catalinacurio Bolton does not have any credibility. Did you not hear Democrap demigod Schiff say exactly that? Schiff has spoken so Bolton doesn’t matter. [snicker]

  9. when a contestant is caught cheating in a competition, he should be disqualified from the contest not allowed to continue despite his cheating.

    1. if we’re all being honest, it’s pretty well accepted the DNC cheated and conspired against bernie sanders, so who should have gotten disqualified, hillary, all the candidates except bernie? the DNC? who?

    2. Since the SENATE,is,CORRUPT,and involved,in the crimes,with Trump,in which they are proceeding over,of course it’s,acquittal!!!

    3. If they had been caught cheating on NBC’s The Apprentice or the Miss America Pageant they would have been disqualified and Trump would have publicly fired them. The US people should be able to do the same for their employee, The President.

    4. again i ask, hasn’t it been proven the DNC in corrupt and conspired with hillary clinton against bernie sanders? why do we always gloss over that? what are we so quick to point fingers but not fix our own house?

  10. We don’t need more lies from the Senate. Trump’s lies are too many. We know it’s a coverup. American Constitution is dead 💀 next the fake government and military.

    1. Dude,you are correct,but it’s ALL republican party founded,which is industry. Which,they will promote and protect even at the cost of ALL our lives,including our soldiers! Look at how they make light of our soldiers in Iraq. Putin chose Trump to finish off our,Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,which is why we are seeing our children committing so many mass school shootings.They have lost all hope,and yet they have to keep working hard each day,and for what,if they have a broken,Maslow’s!?!?!?!? We’ve been sucker punched,by Republicans,again! ONLY,this time,they got Trump! Double the con,corruption,and no conscience! The ONE chance of hope,if we can still communicate amongst each other is to vote as a unified,large,loud voice! Find our Lead Dem. we ALL vote the for the same,Dem.,then we WILL REMOVE,Trump! Bernie,says,vote,”United”,as ONE! Spread the details. Trump wants us to NOT talk! Remember,” I love the uneducated!-Trump ” He said,that,so we always just follow his word,and be depressed.Talk.Share.

    1. No. On Wednesday, we are expecting some Democrat Senators to agree with the defense, and vote to acquit, not just to protect the President from a purely partisan, sham effort to unseat him, but to set a precedent, to protect the Office of the Presidency from any such future abuses.

  11. Swearing an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution means _NOTHING_ to republicans. _WHY EVEN DO IT?_

    1. @DR Groce Particularly CIppolone and Sekulow; “Cipollone may be a fine Catholic but, alas, he had some trouble with the Eighth Commandment, as former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) pointed out: “A lawyer does not stand in front of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and lie.” He will have to face it, sooner or later… As far as Sekulow is concerned, he is well known from his many appearances on Fox News, but he is even more of a rockstar in evangelical circles. Born Jewish, he converted to Messianic Judaism and has been called “a crusader for religious expression and a celebrity on the Christian right.”

    2. @D W “Cleaning out the trash of diversity before it infects us all”, says he’s not racist…you guys are so hilarious.

  12. So far as I can tell, the primary difference between Richard Nixon and Donald Trump is the former said, “I am not a crook.” while the latter says, “Yeah, I’m a crook. Whadda ya gonna do about it?”

    1. @rwhunt99
      Democrats misinformation. It was proven that the Democrats actually did that. Also, the Democrats used aid to compel Ukraine for personal favors, proven fact.

    1. @Richard Rosenbaum Don’t bet on it, Bernie is writing checks he’ll never cash, once in office, he’ll simply say, he wants to give all that free stuff away, but the GOP won’t let him.

    2. George Layton you’re such communist Coup-er that you poop.
      Quid Pro Joe : He will be impeached! a new trend started by the Demo Rats!
      Brezhnev Sanders : The 2nd revolution America will never succumb to Socialism
      Option Bloomberg the Mega Billionaire will buy his way through – but he has accomplished nothing!
      Promise made and kept Jobs Jobs Jobs energy independence! Trump 2020 Guaranteed!

    3. George Layton You actually need a crime before you can impose criminal charges, just an FYI! The democrats are nuts and the American people are sick of it.

  13. *IN CASE YOU’RE WONDERING* Breaking law without punishment is *_exactly_* how Julius Caesar destroyed the Roman republic beginning in the year 49 bce. Time and again Caesar was not punished under the law until … dictator.

    1. ?!?!?!? NO COMPARISON!!!! Trump,is a bone spur,con,”Don”! of a country with a formly intact CONSTITUTION,gurl!!!!!
      Anywho,the whole acquittal is a farce,due to CERTAIN senate members,being apart of the crime on trial! CORRUPTION!!!!!!
      ROBERTS,was REALLY a FAIR soul,he’d throw the whole acquittal,out and say,”MITCH,LINDSEY, OUT!”,and that,just for starters!

  14. I’ll tell you what happens, exact jackshit.

    If Republican senators voted against witnesses or documents, more evidence would have fallen on deaf ears anyway. America’s the final jury. Get out in November and VOTE.

    1. If Bolton testified it would allow the World to have first hand knowledge of Trump’s lies about his Abuse Of Power with Ukraine for Political Gain. Republicans won’t be able to defend Trump withholding Military Assistance on the basis that he wanted Zelinsky to investigate Barisma, Hunter Bidens’ Associates for Corruption whether they Vote to acquit Trump or not. Bolton probably has other first hand knowledge of Trump misdeeds which the Voters needs to be aware of. The Truth is going to come out regardless. Republicans and some Democrats that didn’t have the courage to stand up for the Truth will have to answer for it ! 😞

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