和党众议员丹·克伦肖(Dan Crenshaw)表示，他“不怕”约翰·博尔顿在参议院对唐纳德·特朗普总统的审判中的潜在证词，并质疑为什么众议院民主党在弹劾调查中没有传唤他，如果这具有重要意义的话。

“我不怕他，但也不怕他说什么。这也引出了一个问题，为什么我们不在众议院传唤他？”德克萨斯州的克伦肖周日告诉美国全国广播公司的凯西·亨特。

“这里没有弹劾的最后期限，对吗？我们本可以经历这些的。我们本可以查看传票的。我们本可以让他来向众议院作证。当你已经投票表决时，这意味着你有足够的证据。”

博尔顿是特朗普的前最高国家安全顾问。民主党人认为博尔顿可以掌握关键证据来加强他们的针对特朗普的弹劾案他被指控滥用职权，阻挠国会调查指控的不当行为。

民主党人在调查中寻求博尔顿的证词。但是当他没有在11月份的秘密作证时，他们选择不传唤他，因为他们不想卷入另一个长达数月的法律挑战。

白宫声称有行政特权阻止前官员的证词，白宫在一个正在进行的法庭案件中对此提出质疑前白宫法律顾问唐·麦克甘。

然后在12月中旬，随着选举年的临近，众议院投票弹劾特朗普的两篇文章。众议院议长南希·佩洛西推迟了将这些文章提交参议院进行审判，以解决共和党领导层将如何处理这些文章的争议。

佩洛西希望参议院要求新的证人和证据，但共和党正在推动根据众议院弹劾调查期间收集的当前证据进行快速审判。博尔顿发表声明称，如果参议院传唤，他将作证。

在佩洛西提出将文章寄出的决议后，审判迫在眉睫。但是肯塔基州共和党多数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔尚未公开承诺，他将要求参议院提供新的证人和证据。

克伦肖告诉美国全国广播公司，“有了麦康奈尔，他想要完成的过程，参议院仍然可以投票，让人们来作证。”。“魔鬼就在细节那里。这暗示着事情并非如此。但确实如此。你仍然可以投票让证人来作证。”

新闻周刊请佩洛西和参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默通过电子邮件发表评论，如果有文章提供，他将更新这篇文章。

周日，佩洛西没有排除在美国广播公司的一次露面中本周 传唤博尔顿在众议院作证，如果参议院未能让他出庭作证。

佩洛西说，众议院向博尔顿发出传票“不排除……但我们会看看他们会怎么做”。但我们确实认为有足够的证据让总统下台。”

特朗普被指控通过提供3.91亿美元的军事援助和在基辅为总统沃洛迪米尔·泽伦斯基举行白宫会议，对民主党展开毫无根据的腐败调查，从而诱使乌克兰干涉选举，以利于他的竞选。

这位美国总统否认有任何不当行为，称没有交换条件，并声称一直在合法追查乌克兰的腐败指控。

前特朗普政府美国国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿于2019年9月30日在DC华盛顿战略与国际研究中心发表讲话。

JOHN BOLTON'S TESTIMONY TO TRUMP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL DOESN'T WORRY ME, SAYS GOP CONGRESSMAN: 'I'M NOT AFRAID OF HIM'

GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw said he is "not afraid" of John Bolton's potential testimony to the Senate trial of President Donald Trump, and questioned why, if it is of major significance, House Democrats did not subpoena him during its impeachment inquiry.

"I'm not afraid of him, but also I'm not afraid of what he has to say. It also begs the question why didn't we subpoena him in the House?" Crenshaw of Texas told NBC's Kasie Hunt on Sunday.

"There was no deadline here for impeachment, right? We could have actually gone through this. We could have gone through the subpoenas. We could have had him come and testify to the House. When you've already voted on it the implication is that you have enough evidence."

Bolton is a former top national security adviser to Trump. Democrats believe Bolton could hold key evidence to strengthen their impeachment case against Trump, who is accused of abusing his power and obstructing Congress in its efforts to investigate the alleged misconduct.

Democrats had sought testimony from Bolton during their inquiry. But when he did not appear at a closed-door deposition in November they chose not to subpoena him because they did not want to become tangled in another months-long legal challenge.

The White House had asserted executive privilege to block testimony by former officials, which the House has challenged in an ongoing court case centered on ex-White House Counsel Don McGahn.

Then in mid-December, with an election year looming, the House voted to impeach Trump of two articles. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has delayed sending the articles up to the Senate for a trial in a dispute over how it will be handled by the Republican leadership.

Pelosi wants the Senate to demand new witnesses and evidence but the GOP is pushing for a quick trial based on the current evidence gathered during the House impeachment inquiry. Bolton released a statement saying that, if subpoenaed by the Senate, he would testify.

A trial is imminent after Pelosi moved to bring a resolution on sending the articles over. But there is as yet no public commitment by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, that he will call for new witnesses and evidence to the Senate.

"With McConnell, the process he wants to play out, the Senate can still vote and have people come and testify," Crenshaw told NBC. "The devil's in the detail there. There's some implication that that's not what's happening. But it is. You can still vote to have witnesses come and testify."

Newsweek asked Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for comment by email and will update this article if any is provided.

On Sunday, Pelosi did not rule out during an appearance on ABC's This Week subpoenaing Bolton to testify before the House if the Senate fails to bring him in as a witness.

Pelosi said the House issuing a subpoena to Bolton is "not excluded…but we'll see what they do. But we do think there's enough evidence to remove the president from office."

Trump is accused of soliciting Ukraine's interference in the election to benefit his campaign by conditioning $391 million in military aid and a White House meeting for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Kyiv opening unfounded corruption investigations into Democrats.

The U.S. president denies any wrongdoing, says there was no quid pro quo, and claims to have been legitimately pursuing allegations of corruption in Ukraine.

Former Trump administration U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies September 30, 2019 in Washington, DC.