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Trump Claims Bolton Is Both Lying and Spreading Classified Information [View all]
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 Bolton’s 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 Department’s attempts to prevent Bolton’s 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 Bolton’s 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 DOJ’s actions to stop Bolton’s book from being released.
“Nobody has been tough on China and nobody has been tough on Russia like I have,” Trump boasted. “And that’s in the record books and it’s 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 Bolton’s 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 Department’s attempts to prevent Bolton’s 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 Bolton’s 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 DOJ’s actions to stop Bolton’s book from being released.
“Nobody has been tough on China and nobody has been tough on Russia like I have,” Trump boasted. “And that’s in the record books and it’s not even close. The last administration did nothing on either.”
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