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Former national security adviser John Bolton calls Pres. Trump’s alleged pursuit of personal over national interest “disturbing.”

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Co-host Sunny Hostin directly tackled the question of Trump's alleged quid pro quo with Ukraine, the subject of his impeachment trial. "It is your understanding then that President Trump wanted information on the Bidens, and on the Clintons in return for unfreezing the aid?" Hostin said. "Precisely," Bolton replied. Although Bolton has said he will not for Trump, as he did in 2016, he said he won't for the presumptive Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden either, opting, instead, to write in a conservative name he hasn't yet determined. "I have to be true to my philosophical convictions as well," Bolton said. "The good news I can give to you is that I was born and raised in Maryland. I live in Maryland today. I'm a registered voter there. Joe Biden's going to carry Maryland no matter what I do." The House ultimately impeached Trump along partisan lines but the GOP-led Senate declined to convict Tru

Democrats and Republicans react to John Bolton's bombshell book on Trump

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Former  National Security  Adviser  John Bolton  has managed to anger both sides of the political divide ahead of the release of his new book, which contains potentially damaging accusations about  President Trump. Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney claimed Friday that former national security adviser John Bolton's book contains portions that are "factually false," but could not explain how those passages were also deemed to contain classified information. "The excerpts that I've seen have been factually false and it's very likely or possible that the stuff that we've not seen is classified," Mulvaney told CNN's Jim Sciutto on "New Day." Mulvaney said he has not read Bolton's new book, "In the Room Where it Happened" in full, but during the interview he refuted multiple claims made by Bolton in excerpts that have been publicized. Mulvaney, however, could not answer when asked by CNN w

President Donald Trump reacted to the stunning accusations in former national security adviser John Bolton's new book, calling Bolton a "washed-up guy."

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In a series of tweets early Thursday, Trump called Bolton a "Wacko," a "dope," and a "disgruntled boring fool who only wanted to go to war." Noting that The New York Times had  described  Bolton's book as "exceedingly tedious," Trump added: "President Bush fired him also. Bolton is incompetent!" Wacko John Bolton’s “exceedingly tedious”(New York Times) book is made up of lies & fake stories. Said all good about me, in print, until the day I fired him. A disgruntled boring fool who only wanted to go to war. Never had a clue, was ostracized & happily dumped. What a dope! Wacko John Bolton’s “exceedingly tedious”(New York Times) book is made up of lies & fake stories. Said all good about me, in print, until the day I fired him. A disgruntled boring fool who only wanted to go to war. Never had a clue, was ostracized & happily dumped. What a dope! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2020 Just

John Bolton reacts Donald Trump : Our Friends ‘Lie To Our Face As Well!’

John Bolton on Fox News Sunday : “When he says 'I’m going to take him at his word,' it doesn’t mean that he accepts it as reality. It means that he accepts that’s what Kim Jong Un said...Look, foreign leaders who are friends of ours lie to our face as well."  

John Bolton seen holding notepad with words '5000 troops to Colombia'

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National Security Adviser John Bolton doesn’t strike me as the careless type, but during today’s briefing he  seen holding notepad with words '5000 troops to Colombia'. “5,000 troops to Colombia” -Bolton’s yellow pad  The speculation is that this has to do with Venezuela. See also:  Judge Jeanine: Trump tries to make decisions that are best for you and me Here’s more: NY POST  – National-security Adviser John Bolton was spotted on Monday holding a notepad with the words “5,000 troops to Colombia” scrawled across the top of the front page in blue ink. Bolton’s cryptic message was revealed while he was announcing sanctions on Colombia’s South American neighbor, Venezuela. The penalties raised the possibility of a military intervention if President Maduro did not cede power in the oil-rich country. When asked for comment on the “troop” note, The White House would only reiterate Bolton’s message during the press conference that “the President has said, all o