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On Principles & Values: OpEd: Wrote book instead of testimony at impeachment hearing

Excerpts from a new book by John Bolton detailing his time in President Donald Trump's inner circle as national security advisor are drawing anger for the fact the new information is coming out long after the impeachment hearings from last fall, making the revelations more evidence that Bolton was '100% complicit' in the president's crimes.

Trump's overwhelming level of corruption and ignorance did not motivate Bolton to go to Congress when the body was investigating the president, as an anti-extremism advocate noted on Twitter. 'Friendly reminder that John Bolton, instead of telling Congress what he knew while they were holding impeachment proceedings, wrote a f---ing book.'

Source: Common Dreams excerpts from "The Room Where It Happened" Jun 17, 2020

On War & Peace: Supported missile strike on Iran for drone shoot-down

Among the most upsetting moments for the former advisor is the president's decision in June 2019 not to launch a disproportionate missile strike against Iran for downing a U.S. drone at the last minute after Bolton convinced him to.

As the New York Times described the passage: "You can sense Bolton's excitement when he describes going home 'at about 5:30' for a change of clothes because he expected to be at the White House 'all night.' It's therefore an awful shock when Trump decided to call off the strikes at the very last minute, after learning they would kill as many as 150 people."

Source: Common Dreams excerpts from "The Room Where It Happened" Jun 17, 2020

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