A leak from a forthcoming book by former national security adviser John Bolton is scrambling the equation in the impeachment trial of President Trump. But if you really want to know why Mr. Bolton represents such a wild card in this process, it is instructive to look back at the title of a previous book. “Surrender Is Not an Option” is a book Mr. Bolton wrote in 2008, after serving in the George W. Bush administration. That title aptly describes Mr. Bolton’s attitude in his long career in government service and the public...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 27, 2020 13:41 UTC