John Bolton

2020 Campaign 11/16/20, 02:52

A disgruntled former adviser to the Trump administration slammed the Republican Party for challenging the outcome of the presidential election. Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has ridiculed President Donald Trump simply because he is exercising his right to scrutinize the way votes were counted at the presidential election. "It is ...

Europe 09/15/20, 18:20

The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation to determine whether John Bolton, a former national security adviser, revealed illegally classified information in his recent book "The Room Where It Happened," the New York Post reported. John Bolton worked as a national security advisor for the Trump Administration for nearly a year ...

Politics 06/21/20, 18:26

White House Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro, who is also assistant to the president, on Sunday, June 21, dismissed former National Security Adviser John Bolton's allegation that President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping help him win the 2020 election. In his soon-to-be-released book, Bolton made a ...

U.S. 06/20/20, 04:36

During an interview with CNN on Friday, June 19, the former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell used the outlet's erroneous reporting to explain how leaks from former National Security Adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book could be both classified and false. In his tell-all book, "The Room Where It Happened," ...

U.S. 06/19/20, 04:34

The former national security adviser is a “traitor who damaged America,” said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. John Bolton is one very unpopular man in Washington right now. On Thursday evening, June 18, Pompeo made a statement, “I’ve not read the book, but from the excerpts I’ve seen published, John Bolton ...

U.S. 06/18/20, 19:28

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday, June 18, blasted President Donald Trump as "ethically" and "intellectually" unfit to lead the country. "President Trump is clearly ethically unfit and intellectually unprepared to be the president of the United States,” Pelosi said during a press conference.  “That doesn't seem to matter to the ...

Politics 06/17/20, 08:54

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday, June 16, filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton from disclosing classified information in his new book. “This is a civil action by the United States to prevent Defendant John R. Bolton, a former National Security ...

U.S. 04/07/20, 13:57

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has joined with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) among other American politicians to call for World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to resign, accusing the agency of helping China’s Communist Party cover up the CCP Virus pandemic. “The @WHO is an ...

Politics 01/31/20, 07:52

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced late Thursday night, Jan. 30, that he would vote against calling additional witnesses in the President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. “I worked with other senators to make sure that we have the right to ask for more documents and witnesses, but there is no need for ...

D.C. 01/30/20, 04:34

One of the Democratic Party's lead contenders for president was accused of unlawfully profiteering from his service to the country on Jan. 28. Sen. Rand Paul has (R-Ky.) accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter of illegally making a profit from public service after hearing Sen. Chuck Schumer ...

Politics 01/29/20, 19:56

The White House said former National Security Adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book contains classified and top secret information that has to be removed before publication.  “Under federal law and the nondisclosure agreements your client signed as a condition for gaining access to classified information, the manuscript may not be published or ...

Politics 01/29/20, 06:40

President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday, Jan. 28 called former National Security Adviser John Bolton a "backstabber" after a report revealed Bolton's claims that could prove pivotal in President Trump's impeachment trial.  "He never said to me, 'I've got a problem with what you are doing in Ukraine,'" ...

Politics 01/28/20, 06:17

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday, Jan. 27, that he wants to see former National Security Adviser John Bolton's unpublished manuscript—in which Bolton reportedly claims President Donald Trump linked Ukrainian aid to the investigations of Democrats,  former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. “I want to see ...

Politics 01/27/20, 20:27

The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Monday, Jan. 27, slammed former National Security Adviser John Bolton's leaked information of his forthcoming book to New York Times concerning the matter at the heart of impeachment as the Kavanaugh 2.0. "Furthermore, there are glaring issues with The New York Times story on the ...

U.S. 12/23/19, 20:31

On Dec. 22, former national security adviser John Bolton criticized the Trump administration, saying he did not believe he was serious about stopping North Korea's nuclear ambitions. In an interview with Axios, the Bolton questioned that so far no new progress has been made in the talks to try to get ...

U.S. 11/27/19, 12:25

John Bolton, former security adviser to President Donald Trump, on Tuesday Nov. 26, posted a message from his Twitter account in which he pointed out the need for the United States to make national security a priority issue. After announcing his return to Twitter a week ago, Bolton warned that while ...

Asia & Pacific 10/30/19, 03:08

U.S. national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, the White House announced, a move that would widely be viewed in the region as a snub. The decision to send O'Brien, who is a presidential ...

Politics 09/18/19, 13:04

President Trump on Sept. 18 named the State Department's hostage envoy Robert C. O’Brien as his fourth national security adviser, replacing John Bolton. “I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O’Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, ...

U.S. 09/13/19, 03:59

A replacement for National Security Adviser John Bolton could be announced in the next few days, and President Trump has said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not  in line for the job. There are several interested people for the position, “very highly qualified, good people, I’ve gotten to know over ...

Politics 09/11/19, 19:10

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The president said he had a good relationship with the former national security adviser John Bolton and further explained why he left the administration. He said that John is somebody he gets along with very well, ...