John Bolton Knocks Hostage Exchange As ‘Bad Deal’ — Sets ‘Precedent’ For Innocent Americans Being Used As ‘Bargaining Chips’

Ex-Trump administration’s national security advisor John Bolton criticized the hostage exchange deal with Russia, warning that it “sets a bad precedent” for the country by involving “innocent American hostages” and would lead to “more Americans being used as bargaining chips.” Bolton’s warning came in the wake of what is the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War, which saw 24 prisoners exchanged in total, 16 to the West, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. The former Trump advisor appeared on CNN’s The Source With...