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On August 20, Trump "said he wasn't in favor of sending [Ukraine] anything until all the Russia-investigation materials related to Clinton and Biden had been turned over," Bolton writes. "That could take years, so it didn't sound like there was much of a prospect that the military aid would proceed."
"When, in 1992, Bush 41 supporters suggested he ask foreign governments to help out in his failing campaign against Bill Clinton, Bush and Jim Baker completely rejected the idea. Trump did the precise opposite," Bolton concludes.
Bolton's critics, however, argue that history cuts both ways. The White House has repeatedly challenged Bolton's credibility based on his previous statements, and The Federalist's Sean Davis pointed out that Bolton advanced false narratives in the run-up to the Iraq war in 2003.
A string of resurfaced video clips earlier this year led Trump to tweet "GAME OVER!" -- including an interview of Bolton in August 2019 where he appears to have no issues with Trump foreign policy concerning Ukraine or any other nation. The interview seemingly contradicted assertions in Bolton's book that Trump explicitly told him he wanted to tie military aid to Ukraine to an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden. (Zelensky has said his communications with Trump involved no pressure for any investigation.)
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