President Trump urged former national security adviser John Bolton last May to put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in contact with Rudy Giuliani, according to a report on the unpublished manuscript of Bolton’s forthcoming book.
The New York Times reported that Trump gave Bolton the directive during an Oval Office meeting in May 2019. Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House counsel Pat Cipollone were also present, Bolton wrote. Bolton wrote that he did not make the phone call.
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Tagged: Donald Trump, impeachment, John Bolton, Mick Mulvaney, Pat Cipollone, Rudy Giuliani, Ukraine
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#BREAKING: Bolton says Trump told him to set up Giuliani meeting in Ukraine: report https://t.co/NPZlNFDjlU pic.twitter.com/xSj655QsuB
— The Hill (@thehill) January 31, 2020
Well, I think that wraps it up. This is totally fine and there's no need for witnesses, since at least one of them has already spoken to the Senate for days during this trial https://t.co/mavTjlAGj5
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 31, 2020
And asking whether they should question Cipollone, like, right now. https://t.co/5o0IxP6IJV
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 31, 2020
BREAKING: Trump *directly* enlisted John Bolton in his efforts to pressure Ukraine, ordering him to call Zelensky and deliver Trump's corrupt demand, NYT reports.
This happened in May. This scrambles the known timeline, as @rgoodlaw notes.
https://t.co/xwTjviKuaW pic.twitter.com/c4cr89g7c9— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 31, 2020
Boy, did Stephen Gillers have it right: Cipollone Should Be a Witness, Not a Trump Lawyer https://t.co/aXHGjsTLzj
— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) January 31, 2020
The same Cipollone who has stood on the Senate floor claiming 45 is not guilty of these charges?
Can't be. Surely he would honor his legal training and bar membership.
— Leslie McCarthy (@LeslieM3355) January 31, 2020
More dirt will always co e out in Trump world. It’s a rule.
Every Senator knows this now. The lead WH defense counsel is also part of the corruption.
McConnell will drive hard to slam it shut today. https://t.co/h28iNHdfS3
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 31, 2020
If @AmbJohnBolton wants to be the decisive man of the era, destined for the history books, he’ll do a press gaggle in the next hour, book on every news show tonight, and lay down the truth of Trump’s corrupt scheme.
Imagine being able to bend history to your will, John.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 31, 2020
NARRATOR: “The meeting happened.” https://t.co/eg2w3GhgMf
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 31, 2020
Bolton is such a smart bureaucratic infighter that he should understand Barr and the White House are only a few hours away from wrecking his book and his life.
Trump might even try to leverage Barr to pursue him on criminal charges.
His only path is to make it all public.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 31, 2020
Ok, DC legal folks…get ‘em. @CREWcrew https://t.co/ivRemMtRoe
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 31, 2020
This exposes a massive and disqualifying conflict that Pat Cipollone has been concealing from the Senate and the Chief Justice. https://t.co/onlCHkQd7p
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) January 31, 2020
…demanding that he disclose any firsthand evidence.” Politico
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) January 31, 2020
Trump statement denying this, via WH:
“I never instructed John Bolton to set up a meeting for Rudy Giuliani, one of the greatest corruption fighters in America and by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, to meet with President Zelensky. That meeting never happened.” https://t.co/Ade0T4Lb4c
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) January 31, 2020
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