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hlthe2b

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 10:32 PM Jan 2020

John Bolton told GOP donors that Trump is 'mentally unstable': report [View all]

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/john-bolton-told-gop-donors-that-trump-is-mentally-unstable-report/

A new report from Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman sheds some more light on former national security adviser John Bolton’s decision to blow up President Donald Trump’s top defense against impeachment.

A new report from Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman sheds some more light on former national security adviser John Bolton’s decision to blow up President Donald Trump’s top defense against impeachment.

According to Sherman’s sources, Bolton has told Republican donors that he believes Trump is “mentally unstable” and worries that the president could pull the United States completely out of NATO if he wins a second term.

Sherman reports that Trump allies are preparing to launch a furious counterattack against Bolton and his tell-all book that is scheduled for release on March 17th.

“He’s a bitter ex-employee,” one former White House tells Sherman.

A source close to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that America’s top diplomat may even get into the action as a character witness against Bolton.

“Pompeo and Bolton were at war with each other during the administration,” the source explained. “Pompeo thought that Bolton was constantly trying to undercut him and the president.”

Nonetheless, Bolton’s revelation has made it all but certain that the Senate will call him to testify at the president’s impeachment trial.



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"The White House Knew and Kept It Mum": Bolton's Revelations Set Off 3-Way GOP Impeachment Squabble hlthe2b Jan 2020 #1
And, anyone who has been paying attention for the last three years says, GoCubsGo Jan 2020 #2
That was my first thought too TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #32
says the man who helped BUSH INC lie their way into a war Skittles Jan 2020 #3
Correct, Bolton has said lying is OK for a good (his) cause at140 Jan 2020 #25
They all seem nuts and paranoid - Bolton+ Pompeo included lunasun Jan 2020 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author blogslut Jan 2020 #5
I still like Tillerson's assessment..."He's a fucking moron". BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #6
Like Trump, Bolton is in it for himself first. keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #7
+10 at140 Jan 2020 #27
If he helps get a rid of Trump, who cares? whathehell Jan 2020 #28
Popcorn!! Getcha popcorn here!! Bleacher Creature Jan 2020 #8
Wow, I'm surprised how much credibility Bolton has, all of the sudden. hughee99 Jan 2020 #9
You'd be foolish to call out DUers for "supporting" Bolton. But for all his Cheney-like hlthe2b Jan 2020 #20
I'm just suggesting DUers hold a little skepticism for the value hughee99 Jan 2020 #23
Crazy assholes dalton99a Jan 2020 #10
In the end, people (tRump) who hurt associates find them all holding knives and no friends Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #11
Twitter reply : Rhiannon12866 Jan 2020 #12
The disease is well documented. Aussie105 Jan 2020 #13
"He's a bitter ex-employee" ... The question is, WHY is he bitter ? Is it justified ? eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #14
Takes one to know one, Bolton himself is mentally unstable Raine Jan 2020 #15
Do you honestly believe ANY of us like him (or trust him, for that matter?) hlthe2b Jan 2020 #22
Ok, gotta have Bolton testify, then Pompeo against him, then ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #16
Time for another unscheduled partial annual physical at Walter Reed? DesertRat Jan 2020 #17
Thank You The River Jan 2020 #18
Pompeo A Character Witness -- And A Whole Lot More DallasNE Jan 2020 #19
Duh! malaise Jan 2020 #21
Kick, Kick, Kick, Kick and Kick Mike 03 Jan 2020 #24
Bolton may be a bitter ex-employee, BUT In Your Heart You Know He's Right Vogon_Glory Jan 2020 #26
He is also a drug addict, which is increasingly apparent all dewsgirl Jan 2020 #29
Sometimes this all runs together. Delmette2.0 Jan 2020 #30
"He's a bitter ex-employee," I thought Trump only hires "the best people" apnu Jan 2020 #31
I wonder how much of his condition is syphylis-related.... lastlib Jan 2020 #33
While Tom Joseph seems to know what he's talking about NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #34
I posted his tweet, because I could not do so from the Bolton tweet directly. hlthe2b Jan 2020 #35
thanks for the explanation NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #36
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