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The Art of the Lie
Bolton claims that
Trump (or most likely his lawyers) doesn't deny the fact that he said that. Rather, he denies the fact that he said it to Bolton.
...he heard Trump say explicitly that the withholding of military aid would continue until Ukraine announced an investigation involving the Bidens - implicating Trump directly in a quid pro quo for the first time and contradicting the Trump team's defense.
https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/John-Bolton-s-bombshell-gives-the-GOP-a-glimpse-15007131.php
Trump (or most likely his lawyers) doesn't deny the fact that he said that. Rather, he denies the fact that he said it to Bolton.
I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens.
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"President Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser, John R. Bolton." www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html
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