Republican Collins says Bolton report strengthens case for impeachment trial witnesses

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Monday the case for calling witnesses in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial had been strengthened by a New York Times report on a book manuscript by former Trump adviser John Bolton.

"The reports about John Bolton's book strengthen the case for witnesses and have prompted a number of conversations among my colleagues," Collins said in a statement she posted to Twitter. (Reporting by Tim Ahmann Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)