The former national security adviser also argues in a new memoir that Trump took a series of actions that might warrant impeachment.
President Donald Trump repeatedly endangered national security — and committed a series of potentially impeachable offenses — to boost his reelection prospects, former national security adviser John Bolton argues in a forthcoming White House memoir.
Bolton writes that the House should have broadened its impeachment inquiry to other areas of his foreign policy, contending that he can document — and identify witnesses to — “Ukraine-like transgressions … across the full range of his foreign policy,” according to a description by Simon & Schuster released Friday.
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The revelations are likely to reverberate on Capitol Hill, where Democrats have warned that Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine was far from isolated and that he presents an existential threat to the country if allowed to remain in office. House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff declined to comment, but others involved in the impeachment inquiry were livid that Bolton delayed revealing potentially pertinent evidence until months after it would have bolstered their case.
“At the time the country needed him most, and history will reflect, he chose to sell books,” said Rep. Mike Quigley, a member of the House Intelligence Committee. “It wasn’t a question in his mind of whether or not he should talk about it. It’s whether or not he should profit from talking about it. Not exactly ‘Profiles in Courage.'”
It’s unclear whether lawmakers will seek Bolton’s sworn testimony on the matters he may identify in his book. The immediate reaction from those involved has been to boycott his memoir.
“John, we begged you to testify in impeachment. We tried everything, right up until the very last minute of the trial,” said Norm Eisen, a top lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment process. “You persistently refused. Now you want us to feel sorry for you & buy your book?”
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President Trump repeatedly endangered national security — and committed a series of potentially impeachable offenses — to boost his reelection prospects, former national security adviser John Bolton argues in a forthcoming memoir https://t.co/JxkyMxiy1v
— POLITICO (@politico) June 12, 2020
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