In recent days, Trump and his allies have ramped up efforts to expose the whistleblower’s identity, amplifying theories regarding the person’s motives. “I think that the whistleblower should come forward in an open hearing,” McCarthy said, suggesting that the whistleblower should also identify the White House officials whom he cited in his complaint as criticizing Trump’s actions. “There’s no transparency,” said McCarthy, who spent Saturday night with Trump at New York’s Madison Square Garden for a mixed martial arts fight. House Democrats have summoned former national security adviser John Bolton to testify — the senior-most Trump aide called to testify thus far. Bolton likened Giuliani to a “hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up,” according to an official familiar with Hill’s testimony.

Source: Washington Post November 03, 2019 19:07 UTC