Former national security adviser John Bolton was ‘so alarmed’ by efforts to encourage Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and 2016 election meddling that he told an aide, Fiona Hill, to alert White House lawyers, according to the New York Times.
On Monday, Hill told House investigators that Bolton got into a heated confrontation on July 10 with Trump’s EU ambassador, Gordon D. Sondland, who was working with Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani to investigate Democrats. Hill said that Bolton told her to notify the top attorney for the National Security Council about the ‘rogue’ effort by Sondland, Giuliani and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
“I am not part of whatever drug deal Sondland and Mulvaney are cooking up,” Bolton apparently told Hill to tell the lawyers.
It was not the first time Mr. Bolton expressed grave concerns to Ms. Hill about the campaign being run by Mr. Giuliani. “Giuliani’s a hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up,” Ms. Hill quoted Mr. Bolton as saying during an earlier conversation.
The testimony revealed in a powerful way just how divisive Mr. Giuliani’s efforts to extract damaging information about Democrats from Ukraine on President Trump’s behalf were within the White House. Ms. Hill, the senior director for European and Russian affairs, testified that Mr. Giuliani and his allies circumvented the usual national security process to run their own foreign policy efforts, leaving the president’s official advisers aware of the rogue operation yet powerless to stop it. -NYT
When Hill confronted Sondland, he told her that he was ‘in charge’ of Ukraine, “a moment she compared to Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr.’s declaration that he was in charge after the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt, according to those who heard the testimony,” according to the Times.
Hill says she asked Sondland on whose authority he was in charge of Ukraine, to which he replied ‘the president.’ She would later leave her post shortly before a July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s president which is currently at the heart of an impeachment inquiry.
Meanwhile, the Times also notes that “House Democrats widened their net in the fast-paced inquiry by summoning Michael McKinley, a senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who abruptly resigned last week, to testify Wednesday.”
Career diplomats have expressed outrage at the unceremonious removal of Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch from Ukraine after she came under attack by Mr. Giuliani, Donald Trump Jr. and two associates who have since been arrested on charges of campaign violations.
The interviews indicated that House Democrats were proceeding full tilt with their inquiry despite the administration’s declaration last week that it would refuse to cooperate with what it called an invalid and unconstitutional impeachment effort. -NYT
Three other Trump admin officials are scheduled to speak with House investigators this week, including Sondland - who is now set to appear on Thursday. On Tuesday, deputy assistant secretary of state George Kent will testify, while on Friday, Laura K. Cooper - a a deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia policy, will speak with lawmakers as well.
via zerohedge
Bolton, get a grip. You wanted the president to go to war with North Korea. You always want war. A very disturbing person. Thought you had some common sense but I was wrong. You lost on war so let’s betray the president. Are you a Democrat?
Thanks Pj - you’re right - Bolton had his feeling hurt and now has to try and prove that he is the next Adam Schiff.
“Giuliani’s a hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up,” Ms. Hill quoted Mr. Bolton as saying during an earlier conversation.
If that is not an admission of collusion, what exactly is getting “blown up” Mr. Bolton?
Mr Bolton seems quite agitated and frankly;y scared shiIless. Probably ought to be, too.
Luke 8:17
Matthew 10:26
Mark 4:22
For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light. Praise God almighty!
Bolton is part of the Washington warmonger crowd that has learned to profit off waring with other nations, or ‘assisting’ with other nation’s wars. He’s like all the rest who are opposed to Trump draining the swamp. Their criminal and unethical profits and lifestyle are being exposed and threatened. Bolton is probably a ‘Never-Trumper’ RINO, and mad about losing his wealth-making position. Instead of trying to direct the president, maybe he should have just done what he was told to do.
It’s sad he had to lower himself to the same level as all the demonrats presently screeching in Washington.
The demonrats are searching for anything to justify their treason to America, ahead of what they know will be very damning reports from the IG and Horowitz.
Hopefully the Horowitz reports DOES come out this week . . . and some of these screamers will be locked away for a long time; and we won’t have to hear them night-after-night.
Building and selling war materials is big, big money. When there is no fighting going on, under the table money buys individuals to get things reignited. I have to give credit to the news media for (without knowing) actually exposing many of the individuals that no longer should be allowed to make decisions and give their advice. Lots of Republicans and Democrats have quit. Hopefully, the ones we elect to take their places are more honest. Hopefully!!!! and it would be nice to see some of the top get actually sent to jail for their crimes.
Bolton is one of the Deep State Swamp Critter All-Ways-Want-A-War idiots who has revealed his true colors. He is definitely not interested in preserving the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights or in protecting the “Real” American people.
And that is obviously why he’s not there anymore. I used to like him until I figured out what he was all about and not good for the country.
I am at odds with many who posted on here as i, generally, supported Bolton. Tough works, wimps do not.
However, in this case while i thought the timing was poor, there is no doubt the the Bidens are corrupt, but the media gives them a pass. The investigation should have been put off until after it was clear Biden was not the Dem candidate, then he and his drugged up son would be fair game. The are both CLEARLY, crooks
Why are the DEMOCRATS and Rhinos do scared of an investigation? Do they have something to hide? Keep the investigation going.
T remember when I thought bolton was INTELLIGENT!
Well I have never like this bolton person, he came in carrying a grudge , and a chip on his shoulder, and he self promoted his self, the TV fake news all the time. until he got and ambassadorship. And then he KISS ASS to get that shortly held WH cabinet position, and then he got real independent. And POTUS TRUMP, tossed him out on his big smart ass, now he is pissed and doing a bannon and comey thing a TELL ALL, soon to be in book form. BOLTON you a a PUTZ
Say Mr. Bolton, Sir, you and your PLCSAII Democratic Party Friends are going against The US Constitution, and I mean you and Your PLCSAII Party Friends would rather follow #44’s Illegal Abridged Version! You and Your PLCSAII Democratic Party Friends Better STOP acting like one of those Ignorant and Blind Progressive Liberal Commie Socialist And Islamic Infested Democratic Party Members, Who Wants To Illegally Change The United States Of America Into The Untied States Of America! You Mr. Bolton, Sir, And Your PLCSAII Democratic Party Friends Need To CANCEL Your US Citizenship’s And Need To Self DEPORT Yourselves To Russia!!!
BOLTON IS A MEMBER OF THE ” MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ” THE WAR MONGERS OF THE GOVT! Alwas thought him to be an INTELLIGENT HUMAN but now have lost all respect for his SOUR GRAPE ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT over his FIRING! GOOID ORIDDENCE!
Who the F are you? You took a job with the administration only buck POTUS’s policies.if you could not support policies, why did you accept the position ? If you want your policies to be accepted, run for office, your job was to represent POTUS’s policies, provide your input to POTUS in private but support in public. You are not an elected official.
Your a turn coat and can’t be trusted. If you can’t represent POTUS policies, RESIGN like Matt did.
You are despicable at best and a traitor at the worst.
Bolton should never have been brought aboard, he’s one of the NESTING COCKROACHES in the SEWER.
Hey Bolton, you’re done, get a life.2d2S
This is not an impeachment inquiry, this is a coup. And it’s absolutely nothing new. This coup was in motion since before Trump was even in office.
We all know well and good that the DNC and Hillary Clinton campaign funded the bunk dossier that would be disseminated into the Obama intelligence and law enforcement communities to spy on Trump on behalf of his competition.
They then used the FISA warrants that they fraudulently obtained to launch their full-on assault on American democracy for the next two years.
When that failed, they looked for other ways to overthrow Trump and here we are: the Russia hoax sequel, the Ukraine hoax.
They won’t win, though. They’ve been failing all along and they’ll fail this time.
I’m thoroughly disappointed with Bolton, I actually expected more. What more could a swamp rat really be expected to do? All these traitors surrounding our President must go, they must be weeded out and torched for good. We The People see right through this new hoax, The Ukraine Hoax. The Russian Hoax went belly up so they have to manufacture a new one. Ironically, they know what they are guilty of so in perfect Alinsky form, they accuse the opposition of exactly what they themselves are guilty of.
Was Bolton trying to prevent the Trump Administration from investigating the $1,200,000,000.00 Obama sent Ukraine to set up and control their government in 2014? Where did The 1.2 Billion Dollars disappear to, no one knows. Obama’s Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch halted Prosecutor General Yuriy Lenshenko? from investigating & prosecuting Biden’s Son, Kerry’s Son-In-Law, and GEORGE SOROS. Fiona Hill expressed disapprove of Yovanovitch being fired. Bolton was apparently confiding with Hill and obstructing President Trump. What a Web of Deceit!
Uh Oh. Starting to look like Bolton was part of the cash for influence paid by Ukraine.
Here’s hoping the grenade blows up in your face.
Damn Guy - you opposed trump at most turns and demanded to go to war with everyone……I’d fire your ass too…As for the investigation - I wonder if they gave you money too….it seems like half a congress was on the ukraine teat…..
MOST of Congress; since Congress is made up primarily of demonrats since 2018 . . .
All the names associated with Ukraine will come to the surface. Some have already been associated, like Pill-osi, who accepted tons of donations from the oligarchs’. I can’t remember all of them, but FOX has a list on their website. It’s despicable how many who have been tied to that corrupt nation are currently ‘serving’ as elected officials.
Goes back to what I say the most. They only go to Washington to create wealth.
Term limits . . .
Why am I reading NYT? For all we know this story is all lies!