John Bolton claims White House blocked access to his Twitter account after departure
- Trump denies the move, saying, ‘No, of course not. Of course not’
- Former US security adviser left in wave of confusion in mid-September, with president saying he was fired while Bolton maintaining he had resigned
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Caitlin Oprysko on politico.com on November 22, 2019.
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton accused his former employer on Friday of blocking access to his Twitter account since he left his position more than two months ago.
But he has come under renewed scrutiny as the impeachment inquiry into Trump heated up and as Democrats struggled to secure testimony from Trump’s inner circle about why hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for Ukraine were put on hold this summer.
Bolton did not show up to his scheduled deposition with impeachment investigators last month, but he has not been subpoenaed in the probe, as Democrats look to avoid a protracted court battle over the matter.
Still, his lawyer teased earlier this month that Bolton was “personally involved in many of the events, meetings and conversations” central to the inquiry in addition to “many relevant meetings and conversations that have not yet been discussed”.