webfact Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Bolton says he hopes book is not 'suppressed' by White House By Jan Wolfe Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton speaks at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Bolton, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, raised concern on Monday about his unpublished book being "suppressed" by the White House and suggested he should be able to respond to the president's tweets about him. “I hope, ultimately, I can get the book published,” Bolton told a Duke University event in North Carolina during his first public remarks since Trump's acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial. “I hope it’s not suppressed.” Asked about the president's criticism of him on Twitter, Bolton said: “He (Trump) tweets, but I can’t talk about it. How fair is that?” Bolton, 71, left his post in September after disagreements with the president. Trump said he fired him. Bolton said he quit. Media outlets reported in October that Bolton, a leading foreign policy hawk, was planning to write a book about his time in the Trump administration. The New York Times reported that Bolton wrote in his manuscript that Trump wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democratic rival Joe Biden — an allegation that fuelled Trump's impeachment. On Dec. 18, the Democratic-led House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment charging Trump with abuse of power and obstructing Congress relating to his actions in Ukraine. Trump denied wrongdoing and denounced the impeachment process as a sham. The Republican-led Senate acquitted Trump largely along party lines on Feb. 5 in only the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. Bolton had refused to cooperate with the House impeachment investigation, but said on Jan. 6 he would be willing to testify in the Senate trial if subpoenaed to do so. Democrats sought his testimony at the trial, but the chamber voted not to call witnesses. The White House informed Bolton in January that his book manuscript appeared to contain “significant amounts of classified information” and could not be published in its current form. Bolton said during Monday's event that the White House was still doing a pre-publication review of his manuscript. (Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Peter Cooney) -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-02-18 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tippaporn Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2020 Suppressed. An interesting choice of words. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Bolton has already distributed pre-release copies of his book. Good luck keeping those under lock and key. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 49 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said: Bolton has already distributed pre-release copies of his book. Good luck keeping those under lock and key. We know better understand why he did it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sujo Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2020 Its all about the book. Of course he could just give evidence. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chomper Higgot Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tippaporn said: Suppressed. An interesting choice of words. Not as interesting as your mental gymnastics if Trump does decide to ‘suppress’ this book. Edited February 18, 2020 by Chomper Higgot 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Berkshire Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 hours ago, webfact said: Asked about the president's criticism of him on Twitter, Bolton said: “He (Trump) tweets, but I can’t talk about it. How fair is that?” Bolton does have a point. Trump can tweet lie after lie and Bolton is powerless to offer his rebuttal. Having said that, Bolton had an opportunity to testify in the House impeachment hearings but he declined. So much for "getting the truth out." 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said: Bolton has already distributed pre-release copies of his book. Good luck keeping those under lock and key. Have you got a copy we would love to read the truth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2020 One of the more curious aspects of this man, and this episode is the question of, did he not know who he was working for, at the time he accepted the position? Or was it simply too hard to resist, no matter who his boss was, and what his boss was made of? At this stage no matter how you felt about him previously, it is hard to muster up much sympathy for Blindfold Bolton now. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 In the US? From the White House? Naaahhhh, not in a democracy - even if warmonger Bolton was at it - or not? Or is it a publicity stunt to promote a book nobody wants to spend money on, lest read it? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Perhaps he makes these statements in the hopes it will boost the sales of his book by making it more appealing as a "suppressed" rag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, spidermike007 said: One of the more curious aspects of this man, and this episode is the question of, did he not know who he was working for, at the time he accepted the position? Or was it simply too hard to resist, no matter who his boss was, and what his boss was made of? At this stage no matter how you felt about him previously, it is hard to muster up much sympathy for Blindfold Bolton now. Our views are generally worlds apart but I wholeheartedly agree with you on this one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Publish it in the UK instead. The US published a book banned by the UK's authorities about British death squads operating in NI during the troubles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Book should be titled: "Confessions of yet another Whitehouse fired disgruntled ex-employee! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 He’s no patriot if he cared he would have testified he wants money now donald on the other hand will do anything he can to suppress truth and facts on this matter imo Bolton is (blank) out of luck on getting his book published lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Puchaiyank said: Book should be titled: "Confessions of yet another Whitehouse fired disgruntled ex-employee! Trump said he was fired. Bolton said he resigned. Guess which one lies the most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, Sujo said: Trump said he was fired. Bolton said he resigned. Guess which one lies the most. Who cares? All politicians and their entourage lie as a matter of daily business... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 45 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said: Who cares? All politicians and their entourage lie as a matter of daily business... None as much or as blatant as president pinocchio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeks Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Sujo said: None as much or as blatant as president pinocchio. CNN or MSNBC. Two scoops Cohan visited Prague Just chucked the fish food in Japan Russia hacked the server Seth Rich didnt download it Wikileaks worked with Russia Fisa was legit (X4) FBI didnt spy No such thing as a deep state Hunter did nothing wrong and all those investigations say so Hillery didnt delete nutin ur bonkas Creepy porn lawyer will beat Trump in 2020 Trump only gets a few thousand at his rallys Hillery didnt pay a Russian(via Steele) for an FBI investigation Mueller will put Trump in handcuffs Ukraine officials did not interfere in 2016 The DNC did not co-ordinate with Ukraine embassy RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA Ever wonder why they dont want anyone to look at Ukraine, OOOPS-------------Guilliani did----------- Impeach him, His Lawyer might find out about us. Fact is that the place is a swamp and has been for decades and as soon as he tries to change it they fight Dozens of republicans had to leave office in his first two years, WHY, because the rules changed. no more making millions off the taxpayer. Ask me a specific question about anything you think i said is wrong and i will send you evidence. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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