Mitt Romney Says Senate GOP Now ‘Likely’ Ready To Call Witnesses Following Bolton Revelations

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) told reporters Monday morning that Republicans are now “likely” to vote to call witnesses to testify in front of President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial following revelations Sunday night that former White House national security advisor John Bolton wrote about President Donald Trump’s interactions with Ukrainian officials in his forthcoming book, “The Room Where It Happened.”

Democrats need four Republican Senators to agree to hear additional witness testimony in order to bring Bolton and others to the Senate floor. So far, though, only three Republicans — Romney, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) — were publicly supportive of adding witnesses to the current Senate trial. A fourth vote was elusive — until apparently, Monday.