Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who served as the 45th president's third-but-not-last first term National Security Advisor, went so far as to say that Trump had found his own personal Lavrentiy Beria in nominating Patel, comparing the former prosecutor to a Stalin-era Soviet Union secret police chief infamously known for mass rape and murder.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-12-02 05:00:48">December 2, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST</time>

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who served as the 45th president’s third-but-not-last first term National Security Advisor, went so far as to say that Trump had found his own personal Lav…{ai:summary}<p>Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton criticized former President Trump for nominating Kash Patel, likening him to Lavrentiy Beria, a notorious figure from Stalin's regime known for heinous crimes. Bolton's comments reflect deep concerns about Patel's influence in Trump's administration.</p><p>#politics</p>

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