John Bolton: This ‘Should Be the End of Donald Trump’s Political Career’

MATTINGLY And Ambassador Bolton ░░░░░░░░ you are neither secretive ░░░░░░░░ subtle about your desire ░░░░░░░░ see the former president ░░░░░░░░ of the race for ░░░░░░░░ or to be a ░░░░░░░░ for president anymore I ░░░░░░░░ t really want to ░░░░░░░░ about the politics because ░░░░░░░░ want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ what these documents actually ░░░░░░░░ There is a lot ░░░░░░░░ classification markings There s ░░░░░░░░ lot of words and ░░░░░░░░ that people might not ░░░░░░░░ Tell people from a ░░░░░░░░ security perspective what s ░░░░░░░░ the documents laid out ░░░░░░░░ this indictment BOLTON Of ░░░░░░░░ neither I nor anybody ░░░░░░░░ not involved in the ░░░░░░░░ knows what s in ░░░░░░░░ documents yet But I ░░░░░░░░ know what kinds of ░░░░░░░░ were put in front ░░░░░░░░ the president during my ░░░░░░░░ I m sure during ░░░░░░░░ entire four years of ░░░░░░░░ term And they did ░░░░░░░░ to absolute the most ░░░░░░░░ secrets that the United ░░░░░░░░ has directly affecting national ░░░░░░░░ directly affecting the lives ░░░░░░░░ safety of our service ░░░░░░░░ and our civilian population ░░░░░░░░ he has anything like ░░░░░░░░ the complaint what the ░░░░░░░░ alleges and of course ░░░░░░░░ government will have to ░░░░░░░░ it then he has ░░░░░░░░ very serious crimes This ░░░░░░░░ a devastating indictment I ░░░░░░░░ here as an alumnus ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department myself ░░░░░░░░ not only is it ░░░░░░░░ it is very narrowly ░░░░░░░░ They didn t throw ░░░░░░░░ up against the wall ░░░░░░░░ see what would stick ░░░░░░░░ really is a rifle ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ be the end of ░░░░░░░░ Trump s political career ░░░░░░░░ He has obviously made ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ case It should be ░░░░░░░░ surprise to anybody but ░░░░░░░░ do want to ask ░░░░░░░░ still on the documents ░░░░░░░░ know you don t ░░░░░░░░ the specific documents themselves ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ classification levels can you ░░░░░░░░ to people how difficult ░░░░░░░░ would be for an ░░░░░░░░ government employee one to ░░░░░░░░ access to them in ░░░░░░░░ first place and two ░░░░░░░░ be able to get ░░░░░░░░ out of compartmentalized area ░░░░░░░░ you re supposed to ░░░░░░░░ reading secretive documents BOLTON ░░░░░░░░ it will vary depending ░░░░░░░░ the level of the ░░░░░░░░ and where they are ░░░░░░░░ office my old office ░░░░░░░░ the White House the ░░░░░░░░ office was a SCIF ░░░░░░░░ we just were drowning ░░░░░░░░ classified information And at ░░░░░░░░ in theory the Oval ░░░░░░░░ ought to be a ░░░░░░░░ safe place too And ░░░░░░░░ s very important obviously ░░░░░░░░ give the president all ░░░░░░░░ information he needs to ░░░░░░░░ a decision Unfortunately Trump ░░░░░░░░ t pay too much ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ he was given but ░░░░░░░░ paid enough attention to ░░░░░░░░ to have a constant ░░░░░░░░ of trying to hold ░░░░░░░░ to documents a lot ░░░░░░░░ things we got back ░░░░░░░░ him obviously a lot ░░░░░░░░ things we didn t ░░░░░░░░ I ve been interested ░░░░░░░░ see some of your ░░░░░░░░ counterparts who maybe aren ░░░░░░░░ as hyperbolic I guess ░░░░░░░░ be —“