That lurker in the back, with the kind of moustache that usually only features in Monopoly games, is John Bolton.

He’s Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, who left the White House in September of last year after being pushed out by the president.

What Bolton knows, and what conversations he was privy to, have been the subject of much scrutiny during the ongoing impeachment enquiry into Trump, which has now moved to the Senate.

Also looming large on the horizon is the fact that Bolton has written a book, with Democrats hoping that would shed light on how Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine until Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acceded to his demands to investigate Joe Biden.

That should bring you up to speed, and our man Trevor can do the rest:

You know Donnie is stressed when he fires off a barrage of tweets.

Will Bolton’s revelations cause some Republican senators to grow a backbone? Only if they reckon it will help their political careers, either now or down the line.

I don’t see it happening, but at least Trump will be sweating.

[source:dailybeast]