Posted on 01/26/2020 8:26:20 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming memoir is titled "The Room Where It Happened" and is scheduled to be released March 17, according to a posting for the book that went live Sunday night.
The new details emerged hours after The New York Times reported a manuscript of the book contained details about an August exchange where President Trump told Bolton he would not lift a freeze on security aid for Ukraine until the country agreed to assist in investigations into his political rivals. The book's release could be affected if the White House attempts to block publication of certain aspects on the grounds that it contains classified material.
The New York Times reported Sunday evening that Bolton writes in the manuscript of "The Room Where It Happened" about an August meeting with Trump in which the president said he wanted to continue a freeze on nearly $400 million in security aid for Ukraine until the government there agreed to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats.
The revelation in the book directly contradicts the White House's insistence that the president did not explicitly connect the security aid and investigations.
A lawyer for Bolton on Sunday accused White House officials of leaking details of the forthcoming book after it was submitted to the National Security Council's Records Management Division to review its contents for classified information on Dec. 30, a standard practice for former government officials writing books.
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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
“Buttplug”
Now, that’s not polite. Although I am sure the irony of a gay man named Peter Butt Gig has not escaped everyone.
As another poster here postulated...another Trump sting
So lets' wait and see what happens today.
Bolton has blotted his copybook for the last time. No one trusts him, but Democrats find him useful.
Just read the president’s response to the NYTimes story on this. He says he never tied aid to investigation. I believe him!
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