From a report at the link below:
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned John Bolton as “a traitor who damaged America” with his memoir while denying the veracity of his explosive account.
John Bolton
“It is both sad and dangerous that John Bolton’s final public role is that of a traitor who damaged America by violating his sacred trust with its people,” Pompeo said in a Thursday evening release.
From the excerpts I’ve seen published, John Bolton is spreading a number of lies, fully-spun half-truths, and outright falsehoods,” Pompeo said, in a statement released under the heading, “I Was In The Room Too.”
From all reports the two main reasons for writing the book were:
!. Get back at his former boss (Donald Trump) for firing him.
2. Make a lot of money.
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