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(70,354 posts) Mon Jan 27, 2020, 08:06 PM Jan 2020

#BoltonMustTestify Trends Amid Reports Trump Told Former National Security Advisor He Wanted to Free

Source: newsweek

#BoltonMustTestify Trends Amid Reports Trump Told Former National Security Advisor He Wanted to Freeze Ukraine Aid

By Chantal Da Silva On 1/27/20 at 10:30 AM EST

Calls are growing for John Bolton to testify at the impeachment trial amid claims President Donald Trump told his former national security advisor he was considering freezing aid to Ukraine unless the country's leadership agreed to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

On Sunday, The New York Times revealed the contents of an unpublished book by Bolton, who was fired from Trump's White House in September.

In his book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, which is expected to be released in March, Bolton claims Trump told him back in August of plans to withhold $391 million in aid to Ukraine until officials agreed to investigate Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, according to the Times.

Trump denied the accusation on Monday, claiming in a tweet that he "NEVER told John Bolton that aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens."

"In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book," Trump said.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/john-bolton-must-testify-trump-impeachment-trial-critics-claim-1484194

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#BoltonMustTestify Trends Amid Reports Trump Told Former National Security Advisor He Wanted to Free (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2020 OP

Bolton wants to sell his book . . . .. Iliyah Jan 2020 #1

I'd like to see Bolton testify, but I have no idea what he'll say. Jim__ Jan 2020 #2

This will be one to watch amcgrath Jan 2020 #3

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. Bolton wants to sell his book . . . ..

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2020, 08:09 PM

Jan 2020

plus I do not have any faith in Republicans.

Jim__

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2. I'd like to see Bolton testify, but I have no idea what he'll say.

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Mon Jan 27, 2020, 09:03 PM

Jan 2020

The impeachment managers will have to be ready for anything. If he testifies, I expect they'll be ready.

amcgrath

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3. This will be one to watch

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2020, 10:41 PM

Jan 2020

Bolton does not like being questioned or second guessed. He goes quite red and gets a little snippy. The colour is quite bad on this video, so it may not be as apparent as it was at the time, you still catch a little of the snippiness.

- i do concede though, that it was a "Paxman interview" - who in the UK was known for his attitude and style - MPs appearing on his show had special coaching, because he is also known for taking no nonsense - he once asked the MP Michael Howard the same question 12 times in a row - actually, i'll include a link to that as well, because its a good example of how a journalist should be when faced with an awkward politician

https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/86ihfx/british_reporter_questions_john_bolton_on_iraq/

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