The red flags on Bolton are his neocon credentials and ties to the Bush clan. He’s more than qualified for the job, but if he’s the pick Trump will keep him on a short leash with maybe a handler or two in the wings to keep him in line. I don’t know if Bolton is the kind of person who would agree with terms like that, but anyone with connections to the neocon globalists needs to be shadowed constantly. In the end I don’t think Bolton will be the pick either.
Trump has made a big deal about having prospective nominees to these senior administration positions sign agreements that they will not work as lobbyists for five years after they leave their positions in the Trump administration.
I'm more concerned about what these people have been doing for the last 5-10 years BEFORE now. That's what should have disqualified Hillary Clinton from any consideration for a presidential run, isn't it?
If I were Trump, I wouldn't hire anyone to one of these positions who has worked directly for foreign interests in the last ten years, or has worked for any organizations that derive more than a tiny portion of their revenues from foreign interests.
My sense of John Bolton is he wants the job so badly that he will do anything for it. If that means saying “yes boss” and sticking to the script, he’s on board. Just a gut feel I have about the guy.