Bolton calls on Trump to end campaign with criminal charges ‘piling up’
Former national security adviser
John Bolton called on former President Trump to end his campaign for president following the release of the 37-count federal indictment against him.
Bolton
tweeted on Friday that criminal charges are piling up against Trump and he would support the rule of law instead of violating it if he truly believed in prioritizing the country’s interests.
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Donald Trump should immediately withdraw as a candidate for president. Criminal charges are piling up around him. If Trump truly stood for America First policies, he would support the rule of law instead of continually flouting it. Withdraw now!” he said.
Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser for about a year and as ambassador to the United Nations during George W. Bush’s administration, has previously sharply criticized his former boss, more recently
telling CNN that Trump did “enormous damage” to the country and the Republican Party.
The indictment against Trump was unsealed on Friday,
revealing that he has been charged with 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act, along with six other charges.
Former Arkansas Gov.
Asa Hutchinson (R), a competitor for the Republican nomination,
called on Trump to drop out of the race after the Manhattan indictment, saying it would be a “huge distraction” from the election.
Former national security adviser John Bolton called on former President Trump to end his campaign for president following the release of the 37-count federal indictment against him. Bolton tw…
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