John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about time in White House in late June

By artappraiser on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 6:57pm |

John Bolton is in talks with TV networks to do interviews in two weeks & plans to publish his scathing book about Trump on June 23, even if White House doesn’t approve. They could take action against him. Book is caustic & 592 pages. W/⁦@thamburger⁩: https://t.co/EJbLtxe1rY
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) June 7, 2020

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-bolton-plans-to-publish-a-tell-all-about-his-time-in-the-white-house-in-late-june/2020/06/07/c72fcb4a-a8f4-11ea-868b-93d63cd833b2_story.html

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But the story was not good enough to tell in the impeachment hearings.

by moat on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 8:00pm

There was no money in it for him to tell the story in the impeachment hearings.

by ocean-kat on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 8:11pm

Perhaps that is the primary motivation. But the guy did spend much of his career insisting upon acting in ways that were not made policy. He is Trumpian in his own right. You are not doing what I propose so you are now my enemy.

by moat on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 9:01pm

He's not really Trumpian. Bolton has integrity. He speaks his mind. He says what he thinks. I find what he thinks mostly to be abhorrent but he doesn't spin it to make it more palatable or to hide his intentions. You always know where you stand with Bolton.

by ocean-kat on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 9:43pm

In view of the recent developments, there is an element of calculation upon Bolton's part that doesn't square with the iconoclastic mythos of him standing up for his ideas no matter the consequence.
He kept his mouth shut for the GOP during the impeachment trial.
Is he still serving those interests by exposing Trump now?

by moat on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 7:56pm

Short version: Bolton is, and always has been, about Bolton.

by barefooted on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 8:07pm

Which gets kind of Trumpy as a branding thing.

by moat on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 8:17pm

You gotta learn from the best.

by barefooted on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 8:21pm

Oh my god. https://t.co/w8piZwzUxj pic.twitter.com/xMDU1hoHN0
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) June 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 6:22pm

Always preferred "Madman Across the Water". Not sure who would be gifting whom.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 6:44pm

.@MarthaRaddatz: “How would you describe Trump's relationship with Vladimir Putin?”

John Bolton: “I think Putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle.” https://t.co/aE2u6s3Azb pic.twitter.com/OP48vSU2Sm
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) June 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 6:43pm

Read what Burton Gerber told me about how Putin sees Trump: https://t.co/8FZblzV6CX https://t.co/GK0xfWI1lM
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) June 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 7:03pm

Feds May Try To Block Publication Of Bolton Tell-All And Bring Criminal Charges https://t.co/D4OUiozU8Y pic.twitter.com/tIJ0l9J2Ls
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) June 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 6:47pm

Bolton Says House Should Have Investigated Trump for Impeachable Actions Beyond Ukraine https://t.co/dvaVTw1m0Z
— J. W. (@wolfjon4) June 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 6:53pm

MutableJoe says:

these stunning revelations that trump is dumb are going to doom his presidency mark my words
— joe (@mutablejoe) June 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 6:55pm

Bolton may avoid prosecution if this tome is released in the fiction/fantasy section. otherwise all that Globalist slush-fund money he gor to create it will go to lawyers and fines.

by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 11:28pm

Speaking of slush funds, Supreme Court should rule this month on Trump taxes. Can see maybe what other hookers He wrote off his taxes. Bother you that Javanka pulled in $82 million riding daddy's coattails pretending to help the US taxpayer? Bother you that Mnuchin refuses to reveal where a half trillion corporate aid went? Of courses not - youre just a Russian-cheering shill fucktard enjoyung the destruction of US gov while "owning the libs". Get stuffed

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 11:59pm

Nonny, you never complained about Ivanka doing gov biz on a private email server before having any official role, even calling an actual gov employee her "chief of staff" while getting trademark favors out of China a few day before meeting with Xi. You're not a hypocrite, are you?

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5eeaceddc5b67b92ff2d260c

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 8:18am

Bolton book passages of interest—an idiosyncratic thread.

(1) p. 6 pic.twitter.com/0eLTEKjknH
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) June 18, 2020

(2) p. 45 pic.twitter.com/7mIn2WkKPw
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) June 18, 2020

(3) For those who think the Trump admin leak problem is principally about deep state folks or Obama holdovers, p. 45: pic.twitter.com/SUWM76QWig
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) June 18, 2020

(4) Meow!!!! p. 55 pic.twitter.com/qwkX4HHUMN
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) June 19, 2020

Whoa, p. 57 pic.twitter.com/ssUObQlrxz
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) June 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 9:32pm

Traitor? https://t.co/bE5dI58IIh
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 9:36pm

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