John Bolton is the perhaps the most anticipated non-witness of the still-unfolding impeachment drama.
But instead of telling the world when or if he will testify about President Donald Trump, the former national security adviser is making a pitch for his new political action committee focusing on hawkish national security policies.
"Let's get back to discussing critical national-security issues confronting America. The threats are grave and growing," Bolton wrote on Twitter Saturday.
Bolton didn't mention Trump or impeachment, despite the fact that he was repeatedly named as a key player who sought to push back against Trump's alleged scheme to hold up defense aid to Ukraine in a hunt for partisan political dirt.
Instead, he pitched his new John Bolton PAC, which is raising cash to support candidates who support strong national security policies. He pointedly doesn't say if the PAC will support the president or not.
Bolton returned to Twitter Friday after a two-month hiatus that he says was caused by the Trump White House's efforts to silence him.
Yet he has acquiesced with Trump's orders to silence him in the impeachment probe. Instead of appearing as did others, including several of his National Security Council colleagues, Bolton has gone along with Trump's stonewall policy until and unless a judge gives him the explicit green light.
Critics of Trump from across the political spectrum are demanding that Bolton live up to his hawkish reputation for fearless truth-telling by agreeing to testify. Some are suggesting that he is seeking to avoid giving away too many bombshells because he has signed a $2 million book deal.
Bolton left the White House in September amid disagreements over Trump's cozying up to Vladimir Putin and North Korea _ and his distaste for Trump's Ukraine dealings, which Bolton saw as an effort to undermine an important bulwark against Russian aggression.
