Former National Security Adviser John Bolton told CNN’s “The Source” on Tuesday that if former President Donald Trump were elected president again, “the government could become nearly dysfunctional.” “There is,” he said.
Anchor Caitlan Collins said, “As I was reading through this, you were saying he would cross a line that I believe would create a constitutional crisis, but basically this time he departed voluntarily.” You’re saying the outcome will be that we don’t.”
Bolton said, “What he would do in terms of seeking retaliation through the Justice Department and potentially through the Department of Defense and other government agencies would create a continual constitutional incitement.” I think so.” If that happens, government functions may become nearly dysfunctional. And when other mechanisms are applied, such as state and criminal prosecutions, federal lawsuits, and Congressional oversight, we become embroiled in litigation and controversy, making it nearly impossible to return to normalcy after he’s gone. There is a possibility that I think that’s because we saw something in the first season that was beyond question. ”
He further added, “I tried to document in my book today that he knows no limits. All he cares about is the greater glory of Donald Trump, not the national interest or The concept of American national security is incomprehensible to him. As I say, the pattern he established in his first term will continue and get worse in his second term.”
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