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Trump turned down Viktor Bout-for-Paul Whelan prisoner swap, John Bolton says
New York Post ^
| December 8, 2022
| Caitlin Doornbos
Posted on 12/08/2022 7:24:01 PM PST by nickcarraway
Former President Donald Trump shot down Russian attempts to trade former Marine Paul Whelan for “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout, former national security adviser John Bolton said Thursday — as Trump ripped his successor for agreeing to send Bout home in exchange for the return of WNBA star Brittney Griner.
Bolton recalled in an interview with CBS that he was in the midst of his 17-month tenure at the White House when Whelan was detained on concocted espionage charges in December 2018.
“The possibility of a Bout-for-Whelan trade existed back then,” said Bolton, 74, “and it wasn’t made, for very good reasons having to deal with Viktor Bout.”
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
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To: nickcarraway
Fact check: “Missing Context”
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To: nickcarraway
That was a time when sanity ruled...
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:28:15 PM PST
by
SomeCallMeTim
( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Boy... that’s good advice
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:28:59 PM PST
by
SomeCallMeTim
( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
To: nickcarraway
I believe nothing that comes from the NeoCon, warmonger Bush leftover.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:29:28 PM PST
by
EEGator
To: nickcarraway
Gee what a shock I heard tonight this Russian arms merchant works for the DRUG CARTELS.
Can it be any more obvious the democrats are sold out to the drug cartels.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:29:36 PM PST
by
Williams
(Stop Tolerating The IntolerantNo one wants to)
To: nickcarraway
Well, now the Russkies know they can get high value assets back if they find a reason to incarcerate U.S. citizens with the right victim group/minor celebrity boxes checked.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:33:38 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
To: Dr. Sivana
“Well, now the Russkies know they can get high value assets back if they find a reason to incarcerate U.S. citizens with the right victim group/minor celebrity boxes checked”.
BINGOSKI!
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:38:13 PM PST
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
To: nickcarraway
It doesn’t matter because Bolton still sucks.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:38:23 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Hey Amerika! The whole world is watching and laughing their asses off. )
To: napscoordinator
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:45:58 PM PST
by
mac_truck
(aide toi et dieu t'aidera )
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Same in China, now that Xi knows this trick works.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:48:40 PM PST
by
Thunder90
(All posts soley represent my own opinions)
To: mac_truck
Thanks. I guess Trump did some stuff without transparency probably was a good idea. Not to do that deal.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:49:47 PM PST
by
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
To: Dr. Sivana
As a straight white guy, I feel safer already.
Being an untouchable has benefits I guess.
To: nickcarraway
John Bolton = a guy that will never hold any job in govt ever again.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:59:00 PM PST
by
Bullish
(Rot'sa Ruck America. )
Another day, another terrible hire mouths off.
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posted on
12/08/2022 7:59:35 PM PST
by
proust
(All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
To: nickcarraway
Well there isn’t much wrong with that choice.
Except to point out how stupid it is to trade him for a loser anti-American f a g BLM ball player.
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posted on
12/08/2022 8:05:11 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
To: laplata
You are so right!! They have set the stage.
To: EEGator
As Bolton stated, it was for “very good reasons”.
Try reading a bit rather than just harrumphing at anything someone not perfectly Trump-loving says.
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posted on
12/08/2022 8:06:20 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
To: the OlLine Rebel
You can trust Bolton if you want, I will not.
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posted on
12/08/2022 8:11:35 PM PST
by
EEGator
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