Trump tweets that he ‘never’ told John Bolton that Ukraine aid was tied to investigations

Date: Jan 27 2020

  • President Donald Trump denied a bombshell report that claimed he told former national security adviser John Bolton about a quid pro quo that involved withholding military aid to Ukraine.
  • Trump was impeached last month on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress for his alleged pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to announce investigations into a political rival.
  • The New York Times reported that Bolton’s upcoming book presents a starkly different version of events than what the White House has described throughout the impeachment process. 

President Donald Trump denied that he told former national security adviser John Bolton about withholding military aid until Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to pursue investigations into Trump’s political rivals.