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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Claims Bolton Is Both Lying and Spreading Classified Information
The Daily Beast
Trump insisted that Bolton broke the law and was a washed up guy who he took under his wing by making him his national security adviser.
Justin Baragona
Contributing Editor
Updated Jun. 17, 2020 10:58PM ET / Published Jun. 17, 2020 10:56PM ET
President Donald Trump has responded to the bombshell allegations made in his former national security adviser John Boltons upcoming book by claiming Bolton is at once lying and also divulging sensitive classified information.
During a Wednesday night interview with the president, Fox News host and close confidant Sean Hannity brought up the Justice Departments attempts to prevent Boltons book from hitting bookshelves ahead of its June 23 release. Hannity also noted that federal prosecutors are apparently considering bringing up criminal charges against Bolton for allegedly sharing classified information.
Without specifically mentioning Boltons claims, which included accusations that Trump pleaded with China to help his re-election, Hannity asked the president to react to both the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations assertions and the DOJs actions to stop Boltons book from being released.
Nobody has been tough on China and nobody has been tough on Russia like I have, Trump boasted. And thats in the record books and its not even close. The last administration did nothing on either.
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Trump insisted that Bolton broke the law and was a washed up guy who he took under his wing by making him his national security adviser.
Justin Baragona
Contributing Editor
Updated Jun. 17, 2020 10:58PM ET / Published Jun. 17, 2020 10:56PM ET
President Donald Trump has responded to the bombshell allegations made in his former national security adviser John Boltons upcoming book by claiming Bolton is at once lying and also divulging sensitive classified information.
During a Wednesday night interview with the president, Fox News host and close confidant Sean Hannity brought up the Justice Departments attempts to prevent Boltons book from hitting bookshelves ahead of its June 23 release. Hannity also noted that federal prosecutors are apparently considering bringing up criminal charges against Bolton for allegedly sharing classified information.
Without specifically mentioning Boltons claims, which included accusations that Trump pleaded with China to help his re-election, Hannity asked the president to react to both the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations assertions and the DOJs actions to stop Boltons book from being released.
Nobody has been tough on China and nobody has been tough on Russia like I have, Trump boasted. And thats in the record books and its not even close. The last administration did nothing on either.
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Trump Claims Bolton Is Both Lying and Spreading Classified Information (Original Post)
JoeOtterbein
Jun 2020
OP
Does anyone believe a word he says anymore? I don't even think his supporters do.
captain queeg
Jun 2020
#1
So if everything he says is a lie, how can he be spreading classified information?
smirkymonkey
Jun 2020
#4
captain queeg
(10,157 posts)1. Does anyone believe a word he says anymore? I don't even think his supporters do.
They are just ok with his lying.
calguy
(5,305 posts)2. Trump is wrong on both counts
Bolton is a class A asshole, I agree with exactly nothing he's ever stood for, but he is no dummy. I'm sure he was very careful to not put anything in the book that could get him in trouble. He knows how to dot all the I's and cross all the T's. He's too smart to mess up trump-style.
Lock him up.
(6,925 posts)3. So baRr is about to betray his oath to the Constitution?
Trying to silence publication of a book?
What's that 1st Amendment about, then huh huh???
Lock em up.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. So if everything he says is a lie, how can he be spreading classified information?
It's one or the other. He's lying, and nothing he says is true, or he's telling the truth and he's spreading actual classified information.
Kablooie
(18,625 posts)5. All of Trump's lies are classified.
No one is to admit they are lies.
EarlG
(21,943 posts)6. Why would Trump hire a "washed up guy" like Bolton?
I thought he only hires the best people.