>> it certainly tells us that john bolton is not toeing the party line here. obviously he's left the administration. but bolton is the most potential witness out there. we know from the witness testimony from one of the witnesses who testified in the house, tim morrison, that john bolton had a one-on-one conversation with donald trump trying to convince trump to release the aid. we don't know exactly what was said and what happened during that meeting? john bolton knows. we know when bolton came out, he said -- he meaning trump -- he's not ready yet. that's a crucial conversation. really there's only two people who can tell us what happened there. donald trump who i would not count on ever testifying and john bolton. bolton needs to get serious here. enough with the book deals. enough with the twitter. if he has something to say and he clearly does, let's get him under oath and hear what he has to say. for better or worse for republicans, for democrats, whoever it may help or hurt, let's get some truth here. >> elie, it's christmas so let's