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usaf-vet

(6,070 posts)
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 01:56 PM Jan 2020

Trump misstates the record on John Bolton

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stated falsely Monday that House Democrats never called his former national security adviser to testify in their impeachment inquiry. Actually they did.

Trump’s tweet about John Bolton came as the Senate enters the second week of the impeachment trial and followed a fresh disclosure that Bolton claims Trump told him directly that he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid from Ukraine until it helped with investigations into Joe Biden and Democrats.

Bolton’s assertion, in his forthcoming book, contradicts key assertions by Trump and his defense team’s argument that there is no evidence the president conditioned aid to Ukraine on an investigation of his political rivals. The disclosure prompted Trump to strike out on Twitter, where he misrepresented what happened in the impeachment inquiry.

As well, in their opening defense arguments on the weekend, Trump’s attorneys perpetuated a baseless claim that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election as they argued that Trump had good reason to withhold military aid to the country.

Read more: https://apnews.com/4f2eac395c94a7ade29fc6e32c71a872

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Trump misstates the record on John Bolton (Original Post) usaf-vet Jan 2020 OP
He can't not lie. mac56 Jan 2020 #1
It's the cherry tree's fault. denem Jan 2020 #5
Lol iluvtennis Jan 2020 #6
Very convenient for Sekulow Mr.Bill Jan 2020 #2
Wow, is has AP finally decided to report fact? Miguelito Loveless Jan 2020 #3
Oh come on AP! sdfernando Jan 2020 #4
no "misstatement" he fucking lied. that's all he ever does nt Javaman Jan 2020 #7
misstated, my ass. TeamPooka Jan 2020 #8
Headline should be - Trump lies about John Bolton. lark Jan 2020 #9
In a few days Trump will have never heard of or met John Bolton. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2020 #10
I think he was a coffee boy.... AZ8theist Jan 2020 #11

Mr.Bill

(24,031 posts)
2. Very convenient for Sekulow
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 02:08 PM
Jan 2020

to quote the Mueller report when we have not yet seen what was redacted from the only version the House committees have seen.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,427 posts)
3. Wow, is has AP finally decided to report fact?
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 02:13 PM
Jan 2020

"Trump stated falsely..."

"Trump’s attorneys perpetuated a baseless claim..."

Such direct language in so unlike the AP.

sdfernando

(4,892 posts)
4. Oh come on AP!
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 02:13 PM
Jan 2020

He didn't "mis-state", he didn't "falsly state"....He LIED!....He LIED!...LIED, LIED, LIED!!!!!! Why can't you just say so?

lark

(22,941 posts)
9. Headline should be - Trump lies about John Bolton.
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 05:35 PM
Jan 2020

Damn sick of all the pussyfooting around the truth - drumpf is a serial and non-stop liar.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,266 posts)
10. In a few days Trump will have never heard of or met John Bolton.
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 07:06 PM
Jan 2020

I take photos with lots of people. Lots. Maybe this John character, whoever he is, was at my inauguration, it was so huge, do you remember how huge it was?

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