Are people on here really taking this leaked testimony seriously? I’m not a huge fan of Bolton either, but the stuff that was leaked doesn’t make any sense. As a journalist, I’m immediately struck by how irrelevant the comments are and how they sound completely cherrypicked. For instance, saying that the Ukraine discussions were like “a drug deal” provokes a negative response but doesn’t really give us any information at all. If this is all Bolton said, then he didn’t go down on Trump at all. The same is true of referring to Giulliani as “a hand grenade.” This reference doesn’t even have much of a negative connotation because Giuliani IS a hand grenade (as is Trump). This story was so weak it occurred to me the REPUBLICANS could have leaked it to show that the testimony was silly and completely irrelevant. I figure that Bolton and Trump couldn’t have possibly liked each other, but this particular report doesn’t expose Bolton as an enemy or hater of Trump.
Bolton ripped Trump right after he left. The story is likely an accurate representation of what Bolton said. Bolton was a spy and saboteur inside the Trump administration.
The proof... Bolton has not and will not appear anywhere forcefully denying this crap and supporting Trump.
He is a lying backstabbing swamp creature as treacherous as can be imagined. He is one of those “we resist from inside” types as was in the famous editorial in the NYT.
I think it's reasoned to take this report to task, but it does make you wonder what lengths Bolton did go to, to trash Trump's call with the Ukraine's leadership.
I have always thought of him as a straight shooter, but Trump did seem to feel the need to dump him.
Can't tell exactly what is going on for sure.