Boltons
Breaking down Bolton’s account of a White House in turmoil
Bolton’s purported $2 million advance is now in jeopardy. A federal judge said Bolton likely published classified information without government approval, which means the Justice Department can try to seize his profits or even bring criminal charges. Trump signaled his support for the latter, saying Tuesday that Bolton “should be in jail.” CNN broke down …
Trump asked Chinese president to help him win reelection, John Bolton’s new book says
During a one-on-one meeting at the June 2019 Group of 20 summit in Japan, Xi complained to Trump about China critics in the United States. But Bolton writes in a book scheduled to be released next week that “Trump immediately assumed Xi meant the Democrats. Trump said approvingly that there was great hostility among the …
John Bolton’s firing won’t fix Trump’s widening foreign policy holes
President Trump was clear about why he fired national security adviser John Bolton. “I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation….” Trump, of course, has the right to a national security adviser who reflects his views. But he’ll be making a …