John Bolton Accuses White House of ‘Censorship’

President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused the White House of “censorship” as he made his first public appearance since explosive details about Ukraine were leaked from his draft memoir.

Speaking to a capacity audience at Duke University on Monday, he complained that Trump was free to tweet about policy while he faced legal action if he spoke out, but said he hoped his book would not be suppressed despite a prepublication review and promised many more details from his time working for Trump. . .

“This is this is an effort to write history, and I did it the best I can,” he said. “We’ll have to see what comes out of the censorship.” . . .

It marked his first public appearance since leaked details from his draft memoir rocked the president’s Senate impeachment trial. In the manuscript, Bolton claimed that Trump told him critical military aid to Ukraine would be suspended until the country’s government announced investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden.

The revelation, just as the White House legal team was about to begin its defense of the president, triggered fresh Democratic calls that Bolton be called to give evidence. If true, the claim would undermine a key part of the White House defense: that the suspension of aid was separate to the request to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who had worked for a Ukrainian energy company. (Read more from “John Bolton Accuses White House of ‘Censorship'” HERE)

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