It’s not like John Bolton might have an axe to grind after getting fired, and not like Trump was withholding all that military aid that Obama provided…oh, right, Obama sent blankets after Russia took part of Ukraine, and all the impeachment theater House managers voted against providing military aid to Ukraine
BREAKING: Bolton to Claim Trump Held Up Ukraine Military Aid Over Biden Investigations
John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, will claim in his upcoming book that the president wanted to withhold military aid from Ukraine until officials in the country announced investigations into Joe Biden and his family, the New York Times reported Sunday.
The stunning revelation comes as Trump battles an impeachment trial in the Senate over his efforts to have an investigation into his political rival announced by Ukraine, and undermines a chief argument of Republicans that military aid was not conditioned on such an announcement.
Per the Times:
Mr. Bolton’s explosive account of the matter at the center of Mr. Trump’s impeachment trial, the third in American history, was included in drafts of a manuscript he has circulated in recent weeks to close associates. He also sent a draft to the White House for a standard review process for some current and former administration officials who write books.
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Over dozens of pages, Mr. Bolton described how the Ukraine affair unfolded over several months until he departed the White House in September. He described not only the president’s private disparagement of Ukraine but also new details about senior cabinet officials who have publicly tried to sidestep involvement.
Even if true, Joe Biden admitted to demanding that Ukraine fire the prosecutor investigating Burisma or he’d withhold a billion dollars in aid. That’s rather corrupt, is it not? Let’s also not forget that Biden was part of a presidential administration that spied on a GOP candidate. That they went to a FISA court under false pretenses to get warrants to spy on Donald Trump, his campaign, and his associates. Might Trump have wanted some payback? This is politics. People need to get over the pig in the mud stuff that occurs.
Then you have Trump responding with multiple tweets
I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book. With that being said, the transcripts of my calls with President Zelensky are all the proof that is needed, in addition to the fact that President Zelensky & the Foreign Minister of Ukraine said there was no pressure and no problems. Additionally, I met with President Zelensky at the United Nations (Democrats said I never met) and released the military aid to Ukraine without any conditions or investigations – and far ahead of schedule. I also allowed Ukraine to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles. My Administration has done far more than the previous Administration.
Does Bolton have any concrete proof?
