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John Bolton
John Robert Bolton is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States national security advisor from 2018 to 2019.
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2026· 25 entries
“As somebody who has helped plan coups d'etat — not here but, you know, other places — it takes a lot of work, and that's not what [President Donald Trump] did”
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“judges and prosecutors from entering the United States.”
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“the United Nations can be a useful instrument in the conduct of American foreign policy.”
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“If the court comes after us, Israel or other US allies, we will not sit quietly. We will ban its judges and prosecutors from entering the United States. We will sanction their funds in the US financial system, and we will prosecute them in the US criminal system.”
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“there is no such thing as the United Nations”
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“state sponsors of terrorism that are pursuing or who have the potential to pursue weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or have the capability to do so in violation of their treaty obligations.”
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“demonstrates clear support for effective multilateral diplomacy.”
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NewsNation: Bring on the ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran, John Bolton says
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NewsNation: War in Iran: John Bolton says new Trump sanctions may help
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Mshale: The John Bolton Indictment Hamburg Vs Freiburg (56iJOmMRXL)
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WLOX: John Bolton appointed new Picayune Police Chief
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Modern Ghana: 'Shows Trump doesn't think strategically': John Bolton on president's relationship with Kim Jong Un
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Syracuse.com: John Richard Bolton Jr.
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Il Foglio: Trump’s former adviser John Bolton accuses the president of lacking a strategy against the regime in Iran
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NewsNation: John Bolton says ‘there’s reasons to be concerned’ by voting ballot integrity | On Balance
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inkl: John Bolton Warns 'It’s a Mistake to Walk Away' From…
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The Guardian: Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information
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Public attention spiked: 25,231 Wikipedia readers in one day, 43.2× the usual 585, with 8 article edits. Coverage that week: “Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information” (The Guardian).
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UPI: John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case
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The Guardian: John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling classified documents
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Public attention spiked: 19,891 Wikipedia readers in one day, 34× the usual 585, with 8 article edits. Coverage that week: “John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling classified documents” (The Guardian).
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Forbes: John Bolton Will Plead Guilty In Classified Docs Case—Major Win For Trump’s Revenge Campaign
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National Review reported that Bolton had agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified information in connection with his memoir about his tenure as national security adviser in the first Trump administration
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Lead Stories rated the claim “John Bolton died late February 2026 after US strikes on Iran” No Reports.
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2025· 12 entries
The Guardian: Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty to sharing classified information
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New York Post: Why John Bolton probably WON’T pay big if found guilty in his documents case
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The Guardian: Trump’s retribution campaign: who has the president targeted so far besides John Bolton?
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The Guardian: Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information
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Boston Herald: What to know about federal charges against former National Security Advisor John Bolton
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Bolton surrendered to authorities at a courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland
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Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Maryland on 18 charges related to the mishandling of classified documents
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The Guardian: FBI took iPhones, folders and USB drives in raid on John Bolton’s home
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The Guardian: Trump news at a glance: president denies he was briefed about raid on aide-turned-critic John Bolton’s home
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The Guardian: John Bolton raid shows weaponization of FBI against Patel’s ‘gangsters’ list
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The Guardian: FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser
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That the DOJ's criminal investigation into Bolton had actually "gained momentum in the Biden administration
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2024· 3 entries
The Guardian: John Bolton rips into Trump’s pick for counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka
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The Guardian: John Bolton says he will write in Dick Cheney instead of voting for Biden
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Campaign: 2024 presidential election.
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2023· 1 entry
“is an Iranian war against Israel, fought through terrorist proxies”
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2022· 1 entry
Iranian IRGC member Shahram Poursafi was charged with attempting to hire individuals in the United States to assassinate Bolton
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2021· 1 entry
That Justice Department had dropped its criminal inquiry of Bolton in June of that year and moved to end efforts to confiscate proceeds from his book
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2020· 3 entries
The Trump Justice Department attempted to block publication of Bolton's memoir, The Room Where It Happened, seeking to confiscate Bolton's $2 million advance for breach of contract, asserting he had not completed the pre
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PolitiFact rated the claim “"The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify."” False.
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Bolton announced that he would testify during the Senate impeachment trial should he be issued a subpoena to do so
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2019· 4 entries
And threatened to take legal action if he was subpoenaed
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left."” Pants on Fire.
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President Trump claimed on Twitter that he had told Bolton on September 9 his "services are no longer needed" given "many" disagreements with Trump, thus Bolton gave his resignation on September 10
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Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo successfully sabotaged Trump's attempts to open diplomatic channels with Iran
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2018· 13 entries
In his first major address as National Security Advisor, Bolton criticized the International Criminal Court, saying it lacks checks and balances, exercises "jurisdiction over crimes that have disputed and ambiguous defin
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Bolton removed Timothy Ziemer and dissolved his Global Health Security team formerly on the NSC leaving the administration's high level preparation for and ability to respond to pandemics, infectious disease, and other b
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Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert resigned at Bolton's request, and Bolton said he was considering a merger of the NSC with the Homeland Security Council
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That John Bolton would replace National Security Adviser H
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The Super PAC announced a two-week $278,000 television and radio ad campaign in the Milwaukee area
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“Russia, China, Syria, Iran, North Korea. These are regimes that make agreements and lie about them. A national security policy that is based on the faith that regimes like that will honor their commitments is doomed to failure.”
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Bolton requested that the Pentagon provide the White House with options for military strikes against Iran
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The White House reported that Bolton's total income for 2017 had been $2
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“before 2019, we here will celebrate in Tehran!”
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“need to counter a Chinese arms buildup in the Pacific, including within South China Sea, was one of the reasons for their move to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, because China is not a signatory to the treaty. On January 20, 2021, the Chinese government imposed sanctions against Bolton and 27 other Trump administration officials that”
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Career landmark: United States National Security Advisor (2018–2019).
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Said, "US policy is that if the two parties can work it out between themselves and reach agreement, we don't exclude territorial adjustments," and that the US or Europe would not "stand in the way if the two parties t
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Bolton stated: "Russia, China, Syria, Iran, North Korea
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2016· 3 entries
Bolton admitted he was being considered as a Secretary of State candidate for the incoming Trump administration
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Bolton praised the UK's referendum vote to leave the EU, and Axios reported in January 2019 that Bolton continued to advocate for a hard Brexit as National Security Advisor
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“s reelection effort by targeting ads at”
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2013· 2 entries
“I think in order to focus Putin”
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Bolton set up the John Bolton Super PAC
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2012· 1 entry
Campaign: 2012 presidential election.
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2010· 1 entry
Bolton co-founded the Friends of Israel Initiative with 12 other international figures
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2008· 3 entries
And he criticized the Treaty of Lisbon for expanding EU powers
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Bolton said: "The idea here is not to have much larger hostilities, but to stop the Iranians from engaging in the hostilities that they're already doing against us inside Iraq
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“The idea here is not to have much larger hostilities, but to stop the Iranians from engaging in the hostilities that they”
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2007· 2 entries
Bolton said the only mistake the United States made with regard to Iraq was to not leave earlier after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and tell the Iraqis "Here's a copy of the Federalist Papers
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To be a "Goldwater conservative", as opposed to being a neoconservative
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2006· 7 entries
Effective when his recess appointment ended December 9 at the formal adjournment of the 109th Congress
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Bolton announced that he would terminate his work as U
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Immediately following a midterm election that would give control of the 110th Congress to the Democratic party
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Bush, only days after losing both houses to a Democratic majority, sent the nomination for Bolton to continue as representative for the United States at the UN
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In the hope of completing the process before the expiration of Bolton's recess appointment at the end of the 109th Congress
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Bolton attempted to bring prosecution against Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for incitement to genocide in the International Court of Justice, along with Alan Dershowitz, Dore Gold, and other experts from the Unit
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Bolton returned to the American Enterprise Institute as a Senior Fellow
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2005· 8 entries
Bush officially made a recess appointment of Bolton, installing him as Permanent U
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It was revealed that a statement made by Bolton on forms submitted to the Senate was false
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Senate Democrats postponed the vote on Bolton's UN nomination
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reviewed Bolton's qualifications
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Bolton was nominated to the post of United States Ambassador to the United Nations by President George W
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Career landmark: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–2006).
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Letters with signatures of more than 64 co-workers and professional colleagues were sent to Senator Richard Lugar, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in praise of Bolton and contradicting other criticism
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“view the U.N. as an important component of our diplomacy”
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2004· 1 entry
“Another unmistakable indicator of Iran”
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2002· 2 entries
Bolton delivered a speech at the Heritage Foundation where he accused Cuba of having a secret biological weapons program, and of collaborating with Libya and Iran
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Bolton is said to have flown to Europe to demand the resignation of Brazilian José Bustani, head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and to have orchestrated his removal at a special sessi
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2001· 2 entries
Career landmark: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2001–2005).
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Was praised for his leadership by Colin Powell
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1998· 1 entry
Was a signatory to a letter sent to President Bill Clinton urging him to remove Saddam Hussein from power using U
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1989–1993).
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1986· 1 entry
He has been married to Gretchen Smith Bolton, a financial planner with AXA Advisors, since January 1986.
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1972· 1 entry
Bolton was a summer intern for Vice President Spiro Agnew
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1970· 2 entries
Bolton enlisted in the Maryland Army National Guard rather than waiting to find out if his draft number would be called
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It was clear to me that opponents of the Vietnam War had made it certain we could not prevail, and that I had no great interest in going there to have Teddy Kennedy give it back to the people I might die to take it away
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1967· 1 entry
Egypt would annex and administer the Gaza Strip, and Jordan would annex and administer the remaining portion of the West Bank not annexed by Israel
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1948· 2 entries
In Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Virginia Clara "Ginny" (née Godfrey), a housewife, and Edward Jackson "Jack" Bolton, a Baltimore fireman
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Born 1948-11-20.
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