John Bolton reportedly says he'll testify for impeachment investigators — but only if a federal court tells him to

John Bolton.
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John Bolton reportedly has one condition before giving House impeachment investigators what they want.

The former national security adviser who was either fired or quit his job in September has been regarded as a possible foil to President Trump thanks to the acrimonious way he went out. And with impeachment hearings underway, Bolton is taking that suggestion pretty seriously, people familiar with his thinking tell The Washington Post.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.