John Bolton

John Bolton on expanding into Greenland

7:00am February 11, 2025

John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, says making Greenland an American territory or commonwealth could help with security interests of "critical importance" to the United States.

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Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton speaks to members of the media in Taipei in April.

Bolton, Trump's ex-national security adviser, calls for him to withdraw from the race

7:17pm June 12, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

John Bolton says the indictment is a "potentially catastrophic turn of events" for Trump. He spoke to Morning Edition about the seriousness of the charges and the importance of accountability.

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Then-national security adviser John Bolton at the White House in July 2019. Bolton received a reported $2 million advance for his book about his time in the Trump administration, but a judge has raised the possibility that he may not be able to keep it.

John Bolton's Big Paycheck For His Book May Be In Jeopardy

1:54pm June 22, 2020

by Greg Myre

Bolton was reportedly paid a $2 million advance for the book, and could receive even more in royalties. But a judge says Bolton made a risky bet by publishing it without government approval.

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John Bolton, pictured in June 2019 in Japan, talked with NPR about his time in the White House as national security adviser.

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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With John Bolton

12:02am June 22, 2020

Former national security adviser John Bolton talked with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his new book, The Room Where It Happened. Bolton accuses Trump of incoherent decision-making and incompetence.

A copy of John Bolton's new book, The Room Where It Happened, stands in the White House briefing room. On Saturday, a federal judge declined the Trump administration's request to block the publication of the former national security adviser's book.

Judge Allows Bolton Memoir To Proceed, Despite Trump Administration Objection

4:36pm June 20, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The request for an injunction to block publication says the book compromises national security. But after a federal court order Saturday, the tell-all remains on track for a Tuesday release.

Former national security advisor John Bolton, seen in February, is scheduled to publish a memoir of his time with the Trump administration on June 23, and the Justice Department is trying to block publication.

Justice Department Seeks To Block Publication Of John Bolton's White House Memoir

10:57pm June 16, 2020

by David Welna

A week before the scheduled June 23 launch of the former national security advisor's tale of his time serving Trump, the government has filed a lawsuit attempting to hold up the book's release.

Attorney Charles Cooper, representing former national security aide Charles Kupperman (center) departs federal court in Washington in October. On Tuesday, Cooper asked a federal court to keep alive a lawsuit centered on a now-withdrawn subpoena filed by H

Lawyer: Bolton Aide Charles Kupperman Fears House Will Reissue Subpoena For Testimony

7:41pm December 10, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

An attorney for former national security adviser Charles Kupperman told a federal judge in Washington on Tuesday that the pledge from Democrats that they won't reissue a subpoena cannot be trusted.

John Bolton, then the national security adviser, listens as President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in February. Bolton's opposition to a pressure campaign to get Ukraine to investigate conspiracy theories may pit him against his former boss.

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Democrats Now Have An Unlikely Ally In Trump Impeachment Inquiry – John Bolton

1:33pm October 27, 2019

He doesn't cut the profile of a member of "The Resistance," but Bolton's opposition to a pressure campaign to get Ukraine to investigate conspiracy theories may pit him against his former boss.

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Former White House adviser on Russia Fiona Hill leaves the Capitol on Monday after testifying before lawmakers as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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Then-National Security Adviser Called Rudy Giuliani 'A Hand Grenade' On Ukraine

7:45pm October 15, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Former White House aide Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators on Monday that she and former Trump adviser John Bolton were troubled by actions by the president's private lawyer.

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks to the media in Jerusalem Sunday.

Bolton Defends Trump's Canceled Iran Strike: Don't Mistake Prudence For Weakness

11:16am June 23, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

In Jerusalem, where he's meeting with Israeli and Russian security officials, the national security advisor says the U.S. military is "ready to go" as he warns Iran against seeking a nuclear weapon.