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U.S. charges Iranian with plotting to murder ex-Trump adviser Bolton

The United States charged a member of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday with plotting to murder John Bolton, a national security adviser to former President Donald Trump.

Reuters

Iranian operative charged in plot to murder John Bolton

The Justice Department says an Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security John Bolton

The Independent UK

Trump is ‘significant drag’ on GOP Senate chances, poll finds

A recent poll commissioned by former Trump adviser John Bolton’s political action committee found that the former president’s name remains toxic among independent voters

The Independent UK

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Iran Imposes Sanctions on 61 Americans

Iran said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on 61 more Americans, including former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, for backing an Iranian dissident group, as months of talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal are at an impasse. Others blacklisted by Iran's Foreign Ministry for voicing support for the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran imposes sanctions on 61 Americans as nuclear talks hit impasse

Reuters

Bolton's 'Coup' Boast Undermines Election Interference Complaints

Objections to foreign election meddling lose credibility when you overthrow governments.

Reason

Venezuela hits back at 'crazy' former U.S. adviser Bolton's coup-plotting admission

A Venezuelan government official on Thursday called former White House national security adviser John Bolton "crazy" after his admission this week that he had tried to plot foreign coups, including backing an unsuccessful bid to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Reuters

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Not to brag, but John Bolton would like you to know he’s pretty good at coups

“As somebody who has helped plan coup d’etat, not here, but other places, it takes a lot of work.”

Mic

John Bolton says he ‘helped plan coups d’etat’ in other countries

Former national security adviser to Donald Trump says US Capitol attack was not a coup because it was not carefully planned

The Guardian - US

Former Trump adviser John Bolton admits to planning foreign coups

Observers criticise John Bolton for ‘casually boasting’ about how he helped plan coups in other countries.

Al Jazeera

John Bolton: I've "helped plan coups"

Trump's former national security adviser says, speaking as an expert, that pulling off a coup "takes a lot of work"

Salon

Former US Official John Bolton Admits He 'Helped Plan Coups'

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

John Bolton says he helped plan coups in other countries: "It takes a lot of work"

"As somebody who has helped plan coup d’état, not here but other places, it takes a lot of work," he told CNN.

Axios

In the Path of Abraham: selective memoir of Trump’s Israel policy

Jason Greenblatt chronicles his work with Jared Kushner for Middle East peace, leaving out anything bad for his boss

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The Independent UK

Britain has taken stronger view than US on Ukraine, says ex-White House adviser

John Bolton will claim the UK now has a ‘independent role’ in Nato due to its departure from the ‘smoothie-making’ EU decision process.

Miami Herald

Esper: Trump’s White House discussed blockade of Cuba and military action in Venezuela

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he prevented “dangerous things” from happening during the time President Donald Trump was in office, including military intervention in Venezuela and a blockade of Cuba.

The Independent UK

John Bolton says Trump administration was right to try and overthrow Maduro regime in Venezuela

‘My only regret is we didn’t succeed, although we came close’

Evening Standard

Fear Donald Trump’s barnstorming return — Putin is counting on it

Piers Morgan’s launch interview with Donald Trump on TalkTV was a cross between Celebrity Apprentice and the WrestleMania shows Trump loved to stage at his old Atlantic City casino — full of flouncing, sparring, smackdowns and insults galore. They both emerged victorious from the battle of the egos: Trump peddling…

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The Independent UK

Trump boasts he told Nato members he wouldn’t protect them from Russia

Former president called the threat a ‘negotiation tactic’

The Independent UK

Trump impeachment witness Alexander Vindman says Jan 6 was signal to Putin to attack Ukraine

‘Starting just months after January 6, Putin began building up forces on the border. He saw the discord here’

Salon

Bolton says Trump talked burner phones

The former president had previously claimed he didn't know what a burner phone was

The Guardian - US

Trump claims ignorance of ‘burner phones’. Here’s how they work

Disposable phones may appeal to anyone trying to hide their identity – whether a criminal or an activist

Daily Mirror

Seven hours of Donald Trump's calls mysteriously 'disappear' at time of Capitol riot

Internal records from the White House from January 6 last year show the then President's phone logs did not exist for more than seven hours

The Guardian - US

Trump discussed ‘burner phones’ several times, John Bolton says

Revelation from former national security adviser raises pressure on Trump as lawmakers investigate gaps in January 6 call logs

Axios

John Bolton says Trump discussed burner phones during his presidency

Trump said he has "no idea what a burner phone is" after report of 7-hour gap in White House call logs on Jan. 6, 2021.

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