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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Former us official john bolton admits he helped plan coups 36a3bb51 d028 434a 99f2 0e312f50b040 - Caught on Camera

White House national security adviser John Bolton arrives to speak about the political unrest in Venezuela after violence broke out at anti-government protests near Caracas, outside the White House in Washington, US, April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Former US national security advisor John Bolton admitted on television Tuesday that he has helped plan coups in other countries, while arguing that the January 6, 2021 riot in Washington fell short of such efforts.

The attack on the US Capitol was the result of then-president Donald Trump "just stumbling around from one idea to another," Bolton told CNN's Jake Tapper.

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