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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2020, 06:44 PM Jan 2020

Simon Rosenberg: Where Bolton Is Headed -- Putin

Simon Rosenberg

Jan 28

I want to posit that when John Bolton’s story comes out, however it comes out, the most shocking revelations will be about Donald Trump’s treasonous fealty to Vladimir Putin.

We know that the President’s rough treatment of Ukraine’s Zelensky benefited Russia. Trump’s top Russia experts told us so, under oath, in the House hearings. And the President told us so in that infamous July 25th phone call — his first “favor” was actually for Russia and Putin, not himself.

We also know thanks to reporting from the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman that Bolton refused to go television in late August of 2019 to defend the President’s incredible advocacy for Putin at the just completed G7 meeting in France. Over the objections of Ukraine and the European Union, the President made the relaxation of sanctions imposed on Russia for their illegal annexation of Crimea a central issue in the talks. It was rightly seen as an outrageous PR gift to President Putin at the time, and one which of course has to now be seen as a critical part of Trump’s month’s long illicit shakedown of Zelensky.

We also know that the New York Times headline the day after Bolton departed the White House read “Trump Leaves Open Possibility of Easing Iranian Sanctions to Spur Nuclear Talks.” The Times pieces goes on to report “his subtle yet startling signal about relaxing the sanctions came just a day after the president unceremoniously ousted John R. Bolton, the White House national security adviser who opposed détente with Iran.”

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If that's the case, Bolton needs to have a press conference TONIGHT since it looks like McConnell has the votes to block witness testimony.

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Simon Rosenberg: Where Bolton Is Headed -- Putin (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

with trump, all roads lead to putin dweller Jan 2020 #1

Bolton, McMaster, Mattis and Kelly. All of them were ringside for all of this Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2

and Kelly coming out in support of Bolton dweller Jan 2020 #4

I really hope so. If there's a nefarious reason for Trump's subservience to Putin... Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #5

Could be... kentuck Jan 2020 #3

that is his bdamomma Jan 2020 #6

dweller

(23,682 posts)

1. with trump, all roads lead to putin

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:08 AM

Jan 2020

had to read the whole article, surprised to see so little discussion on this thread
more of link:
The Washington Post reported this morning: “Bolton was regularly appalled by what he saw from the president, the people close to him said. He wondered at times if Trump was acting in America’s best interest or if he was inspired by nefarious reasons, according to a person familiar with the book.”

“Inspired by nefarious reasons.” We don’t yet know what John Bolton is going to say about his time in the White House. What we’ve learned so far has been pretty explosive, and it seems likely that he will be called to testify in the Senate Impeachment trial. But if I am right, and the tale he tells is about an American President repeatedly doing the bidding of Russia to the detriment of the national security of the United States, then we are not just looking at the end of the Trump Presidency but a scandal of potentially world altering proportions.

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