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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/john-bolton-trump-book-barr.html
The former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the presidents conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.
By Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman
Jan. 27, 2020, 8:30 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, privately told Attorney General William P. Barr last year that he had concerns that President Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocratic leaders of Turkey and China, according to an unpublished manuscript by Mr. Bolton.
Mr. Barr responded by pointing to a pair of Justice Department investigations of companies in those countries and said he was worried that Mr. Trump had created the appearance that he had undue influence over what would typically be independent inquiries, according to the manuscript. Backing up his point, Mr. Barr mentioned conversations Mr. Trump had with the leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and President Xi Jinping of China.
Mr. Boltons account underscores the fact that the unease about Mr. Trumps seeming embrace of authoritarian leaders, long expressed by experts and his opponents, also existed among some of the senior cabinet officers entrusted by the president to carry out his foreign policy and national security agendas.
Mr. Bolton recounted his discussion with Mr. Barr in a draft of an unpublished book manuscript that he submitted nearly a month ago to the White House for review. People familiar with the manuscript described its contents on the condition of anonymity.
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The former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the presidents conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.
By Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman
Jan. 27, 2020, 8:30 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, privately told Attorney General William P. Barr last year that he had concerns that President Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocratic leaders of Turkey and China, according to an unpublished manuscript by Mr. Bolton.
Mr. Barr responded by pointing to a pair of Justice Department investigations of companies in those countries and said he was worried that Mr. Trump had created the appearance that he had undue influence over what would typically be independent inquiries, according to the manuscript. Backing up his point, Mr. Barr mentioned conversations Mr. Trump had with the leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and President Xi Jinping of China.
Mr. Boltons account underscores the fact that the unease about Mr. Trumps seeming embrace of authoritarian leaders, long expressed by experts and his opponents, also existed among some of the senior cabinet officers entrusted by the president to carry out his foreign policy and national security agendas.
Mr. Bolton recounted his discussion with Mr. Barr in a draft of an unpublished book manuscript that he submitted nearly a month ago to the White House for review. People familiar with the manuscript described its contents on the condition of anonymity.
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New Book Leak: Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, told Barr (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jan 2020
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2 revelations in as many days. So this begs the question: Does NYT have the book?
Dennis Donovan
Jan 2020
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Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)1. 2 revelations in as many days. So this begs the question: Does NYT have the book?
...or are they being fed a nugget a day from another source who knows what's in the book?
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)2. KICKITY KICK KICK. nt
UTUSN
(70,744 posts)3. K&R
MerryBlooms
(11,772 posts)4. womp!
kentuck
(111,110 posts)5. Maybe Barr should be called as a witness?
To dispute or verify Bolton's version? Is it true?
PandoraAwakened
(905 posts)6. K&R! n/t