John Bolton to make speech

[True Blue American]

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They just announced on CNN!

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[greenjar_01]

1. This fuckin' guy

[Leghorn21]

3. +++++

[FarPoint]

2. More news cycle highjacking to distract the Democratic messaging.

I don't want to play Bolton's game.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Better be a good one. Where the hell ya been? We had a, like impeachment thing. Maybe you saw it?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. Bolton to break his silence as White House wrangles over content of his book

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/17/politics/john-bolton-white-house-book/index.html

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton is due to make his first public speech since the impeachment inquiry into Trump wrapped up, even as his lawyers continue to wrangle with the White House over the contents of his highly anticipated book.

Bolton, whose views of the President's policies toward Ukraine were cited by multiple impeachment witnesses, hasn't publicly commented about the events that unfolded last year.

Bolton's speech on Monday evening at Duke University, the first of two public appearances this week which is billed as focusing on national security challenges facing the country, isn't expected to directly address the issue of impeachment or the ongoing conflict over the contents of his manuscript though he is due to take questions. His other post-White House public speaking engagements have focused strictly on national security policy though he has not been shy to speak out on issues like North Korea where he disagrees with Trump.

The New York Times reported last month that Bolton, in his unpublished manuscript, alleges that Trump directed him to help with his pressure campaign to get damaging information on Democrats from Ukraine. According to the Times, he also alleges that Trump didn't want to lift a hold on military aid to Ukraine until officials there complied with the request. Bolton's lawyers have not denied the substance of the New York Times reports but have condemned the leaks behind it.

[Grasswire2]

9. tonight?

popcorn-worthy news?

I wonder.

[stillcool]

6. wonder how much he's getting paid..

got to make hay while the sun shines...especially if his book gets stuck in 'classified information' land.

[empedocles]

8. Bolton could do more exposure against trump than the endless

Dem bicker masters using up so much air and print time.

[PSPS]

7. He's just pimping his book.

[mpcamb]

10. Spineless worm.

[milestogo]

11. A speech? WTF. How about an interview or a press conference

where reporters can ask questions?

[bluestarone]

14. EXACTLY!

[True Blue American]

15. CNN made the announcement

They were waiting for Bolton to speak. 5:10. It is now 5:53,still waiting.

[LogicFirst]

12. Senate republicans along with all other republicans

will be chanting LALALALA, I can't hear you, during the entire speech.

[NRaleighLiberal]

13. warm up music - "I am the Walrus"?

goo goo ka choo

[OKNancy]

16. Locking - no link, not the complete title

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