Senate GOP rejects last-ditch attempt to subpoena Bolton, Mulvaney | TheHill

Senate Republicans on Friday night rejected a last-ditch effort to subpoena former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonProtesters flock to the Capitol after Senate impeachment votes Senate GOP passes resolution setting up end of Trump trial Pelosi calls senators who voted against trial witnesses 'accomplices to the President's cover-up' MORE and acting chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyProtesters flock to the Capitol after Senate impeachment votes Senate GOP passes resolution setting up end of Trump trial Senate GOP rejects last-ditch attempt to subpoena Bolton, Mulvaney MORE.The back-to-back votes, forced by Democrats, marked an 11th hour effort to try to get witnesses included in President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate Democrats outraise Republicans, but GOP has cash edge Comey op-ed: US democracy won't 'come apart' if Trump isn't removed from office Protesters flock to the Capitol after Senate impeachment votes MORE's impeachment trial.The move came after the Senate voted to reject a mid-trial effort to allow for witnesses and documents in a 51-49 vote, falling short of the simple majority needed.Democrats' first measure on Friday night would have subpoenaed four officials including Bolton, Mulvaney, Mulvaney's adviser Robert Blair and Michael Duffey, an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official.