John Bolton
Where Things Stand: Inevitable Acquittal Doesn’t Mean Bolton’s Off The Hook 
This is your TPM early-afternoon briefing.
President Trump will be acquitted today. We can’t talk around that fact.
But that doesn’t mean that the conduct that put him in this pinch in the first place will be swept under the rug. House Judiciary Committee Chair and impeachment manager Jerry Nadler (D-NY) reassured reporters this morning that it is “likely” his committee will issue that subpoena that former National Security Adviser John Bolton has been begging for for weeks.
Where Things Stand: It Gets Messy When Trump Allies Have To Turn On One Of Their Own
This is your TPM mid-morning briefing.
In the Trump world, it’s hard to keep up with who the President’s latest enemy is, even for his staunchest defenders. And the uprising against John Bolton this week has been no different.
