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Headline Roundup January 27th, 2020

Book By John Bolton Alleges Trump Tied Aid To Investigations

Summary from the AllSides News Team

In a leaked excerpt from former National Security Advisor John Bolton's unpublished book, Bolton claims that President Trump's hold on U.S. military aid to Ukraine last summer was linked to demands that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats. President Trump denies telling Bolton the aid was tied to any investigations.

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'Bombshell' Excerpt from Bolton Book Leaks, But the Timing Is Very Suspect
'Bombshell' Excerpt from Bolton Book Leaks, But the Timing Is Very Suspect

Townhall

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President Trump blasted John Bolton on Sunday after a bombshell excerpt from his forthcoming book leaked that could be used against him in the impeachment trial, accusing his former national security adviser of trying to boost book sales.

“I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination,” the president tweeted. “If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book. With that being...

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John Bolton’s Account Upends Trump’s Denials, but Will It Upend Trump?
John Bolton’s Account Upends Trump’s Denials, but Will It Upend Trump?

New York Times (News)

Analysis

A president who has survived one revelation after another the last three years now faces perhaps the most serious disclosure of his political career at the very moment he is on trial in the Senate.

In another time, in another Washington, this might be the moment that changed the trajectory of the presidency. A former national security adviser confirms that the president, despite his denials, conditioned security aid to a war-torn ally on its cooperation against his domestic rivals, the issue at the heart of his ongoing impeachment trial.

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Bolton Bombshell Adds Pressure on GOP as White House Pushes Back
News

An explosive leak from former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s unpublished book that says President Donald Trump wanted to freeze aid to Ukraine until its government investigated his political rival threatens to scramble the politics of the impeachment trial and bring new pressure on Republicans to call witnesses.

Bolton’s account in the draft of his book, as described by the New York Times, fortifies the two central arguments made by Democrats in the trial: that Trump used the power of his office for political gain and that the senators urgently...

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