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   From: drooney@gmail.com   
      
   In any sane world, being slandered by the likes of John Bolton   
   would be a badge of honor.   
      
   Unfortunately, we live in a world in which the same liberal   
   journalists who spent decades building Bolton up as the very   
   personification of evil are now eager to take even his most   
   absurd claims at face value so they can be used to attack   
   President Donald Trump.   
      
   The fact is that Bolton never resigned in protest over any   
   policy disagreement between himself and Trump. Bolton served for   
   a little over a year in the Trump administration before he got   
   fired for doing the same thing he’s done throughout his entire   
   career: trying to start useless and costly wars.   
      
   After playing an integral role in the George W. Bush   
   administration’s foolish war mongering, Bolton was deeply   
   fortunate (but apparently not grateful) that Trump took pity on   
   him and gave him a second chance.   
      
   Having blown that opportunity for redemption, all that lies   
   ahead for Bolton is profiteering off of his access to privileged   
   information and publicly airing his resentments for a partisan   
   audience.   
      
   Bolton might well be breaking the law by publishing this book   
   without proper authorization. He’s already facing a Justice   
   Department lawsuit to compel him to complete the normal review   
   process.   
      
   Bolton took one of the most senior jobs in the national security   
   apparatus of the United States and instead of treating that   
   honor with respect, he is choosing to debase his prior position   
   with this work of gossip.   
      
   OUR VIEW:Bolton's book shocks but doesn't surprise   
      
   Bolton better hope that he sells a lot of books: He is sure to   
   need the money for lawyers’ fees.   
      
   Under normal circumstances, trumped-up accusations like the ones   
   Bolton is making would be dismissed out of hand as politically   
   motivated hyperbole (at best) of a disgruntled, fired former   
   employee.   
      
   But these are not normal times. This is #resistance time. Hence,   
   Bolton’s fanciful tales are given credence because they play   
   into the hands of Trump’s enemies.   
      
   Anyone taking Bolton seriously cannot be serious themselves.   
      
   Boris Epshteyn, the strategic adviser for coalitions on the   
   Trump 2020 campaign, served in the White House as special   
   assistant to the president and assistant communications director   
   for surrogate operations.   
      
   https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/06/22/o   
   pposing-view-believe-bolton-you-cant-serious/3240179001/   
       
      
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