Former Trump adviser John Bolton returns to Twitter with cryptic message

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

After a more than two-month hiatus from Twitter, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton is back on the platform with a cryptic message amid the impeachment probe.

Link to tweet

When asked Friday morning during a telephone interview on "Fox and Friends" whether the White House had frozen Bolton’s Twitter account, President Trump denied doing so. “No, of course not. Of course not. I actually had a good relationship with John. We disagreed on some things and some methods but I actually had a good relationship” he said.

Link to tweet

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Bolton has been formally requested to testify before House investigators but his legal team says he will not appear voluntarily. "I stand ready at all times to accept service of a subpoena on his behalf," his lawyer, Charles Cooper, told ABC News. House Democrats decided not to subpoena him to avoid a lengthy court fight.

At the same time, Cooper recently sent a letter to House Democrats claiming that Bolton has firsthand knowledge of White House meetings related to Ukraine. The letter states that Bolton “...was personally involved in many of the events, meetings, and conversations about which you have already received testimony, as well as many relevant meetings and conversations that have not yet been discussed in testimonies thus far.”

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SO.... Is Bolton really going to testify, or is he simply pumping up a new book deal or speaking tour?

[Born Free]

1. be careful trusting Bolton

I hope Democrats are careful with Bolton - not sure I would trust he would tell the truth

[DeminPennswoods]

2. My guess is both

nt

[MyOwnPeace]

3. 'Ya know, I gotta' say...........

I'm more than willing to trust Congressman Schiff and Speaker Pelosi to figure out how to handle this "situation."
I have all of the faith in the world that they will know what to do!

[thesquanderer]

4. "suppressed unfairly" sounds like Trump (n/t)

[VarryOn]

5. I don't trust men with mustaches...

Especially on Republicans

[Traildogbob]

6. Roosevelt was pretty good, tho!

Hiked and camped with Muir. But, I don't trust a republican with a baby's ass bald face. Hairless face enters trumps ass easier.

[druidity33]

10. That sounds like a personal problem...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. What a bigotted pre-judging prejudiced attitude! Skin colour, gender, rasta braids, anything else?

(moustaches, not republicons)

What have you got against Mark Twain? You've already prejudged him.

I hope your next surgeon has a moustache.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. But you would trust women with moustaches. . . . nt

[Javaman]

7. huh, who would have thought? bolton shamelessly promoting himself and/or his new book.

I don't think anyone could have predicted that!

[BlueIdaho]

8. There is zero chance the mad bomber will help Democrats

Even if it would mean just telling the truth. It’s a sign of the times that people would now consider that whack job a reasonable adult.

[randr]

9. Had a good relationship

As in, used to be friends?

[duforsure]

11. Traitor and greed driven Bolton

Who ignores the country because he wants money for a book. Cowards way out.

[Marie Marie]

12. I vote for the latter.

[perspectives]

13. Twitter opened his account without WH help.

link:

Link to tweet

[4bucksagallon]

16. Anyone thinking Bolton is patriotic should see his statement about dodging the draft..

Bolton was a supporter of the Vietnam War, but purposely avoided military service in Vietnam. He wrote in his Yale 25th reunion book: "I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy. I considered the war in Vietnam already lost." Does that sound like the words of a patriot or like Trump, Barr, Ghouliani and many more, a coward?

[Corgigal]

17. Acting needy.

Also may have a need for us to purchase his book.

I’ll pass. He could have stepped up for good, and the country. Nope, like all republicans, it’s greed first.

[struggle4progress]

18. Breaking news! Rightwing attention whore is seeking attention! Update at eleven!

[herding cats]

19. He's tweeting again this morning.

Link to tweet

[scarytomcat]

20. he said he wouldn't unless forced

they didn't think he would be worth the trouble

[Brainfodder]

21. Give these guys all the rope they desire, they are good at making their own nooses!

Tweet away morans!

Your dirty deeds are coming home to roost!

KARMA is gonna need a raise!

[Sapient Donkey]

22. I have little faith that Bolton will do anything good unless it is

somehow good for his own selfish self-interests. However, I am interested in what the White House could have done to his account. Is the government able to tell twitter to disable/suspend/deny certain accounts access because of national security claims? He said something about they removed some software or something from his account. Which is odd wording and almost sounds like something my mom would say after she changed her account password but forgot she did so.