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WaPo got Bolton book too. “Pres. Trump asked Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping to help him win the 2020 U.S. election...” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-asked-chinas-xi-to-help-him-win-reelection-according-to-bolton-book/2020/06/17/d4ea601c-ad7a-11ea-868b-93d63cd833b2_story.html
During a 1 on 1 meeting with Xi in June 2019, Trump “stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming U.S. presidential election, alluding to China’s economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win,” Bolton writes.
In a May 2019 phone call, “Russian President Vladimir Putin compared Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó to 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton...Putin’s claims, Bolton writes, ‘largely persuaded Trump.’”
In May 2018, Bolton says, Turkish pres. Erdogan handed Trump a memo claiming innocence for a Turkish firm under investigation by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York for violating Iran sanctions.
“Trump then told Erdogan he would take care of things, explaining
“Trump then told Erdogan he would take care of things, explaining
“that the Southern District prosecutors were not his people, but were Obama people, a problem that would be fixed when they were replaced by his people,” Bolton writes.
Bolton says he was so alarmed by Trump’s determination to do favors for autocrats such as Erdogan & Xi he scheduled a meeting w/AG William Barr in 2019 to discuss his behavior. Bolton writes that Barr agreed he also was worried about the appearances created by Trump’s behavior.
During NATO summit in summer 2018, Bolton recounts Trump had decided to inform US allies the United States was going to withdraw from NATO
“We will walk out, and not defend those who have not [paid],” read a message Trump dictated to Bolton.
![“We will walk out, and not defend those who have not [paid],” read a message Trump dictated to Bolton.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EavTWPGXsAIgLRI.jpg "“We will walk out, and not defend those who have not [paid],” read a message Trump dictated to Bolton.")
“According to Bolton, the U.S. interpreter said that Trump spoke approvingly of the [Chinese concentration] camps.”
![“According to Bolton, the U.S. interpreter said that Trump spoke approvingly of the [Chinese concentration] camps.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EavXo0HXgAAr9KE.jpg "“According to Bolton, the U.S. interpreter said that Trump spoke approvingly of the [Chinese concentration] camps.”")
Bolton makes case there’s a “disturbing& undeniable pattern of Trump reluctance to embrace policies designed to inhibit Russian aggression.”
”Putin had to be laughing uproariously at what he had gotten away with in Helsinki,” Bolton writes.
When Bolton told Pompeo & Mnuchin that Kushner planned to call Erdogan’s son in law & Turkish finance min, “both exploded,” Bolton writes
When Trump wrote defense of Saudi prince, he said goal “was to take away attention” from story abt Ivanka using personal email for gov work
On NKorea “Trump told..me he was prepared to sign a substance-free communique, have his press conf. to declare victory&then get out of town”
Trump was desperate for Pompeo to deliver CD of Elton John’s Rocket Man to Kim, but Kim did not see Pompeo. Remained Trump priority 4months
