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Farage says mass migration has changed the UK ‘literally beyond recognition,’ believes party can win election

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage told Fox News Digital that mass migration has radically changed the country’s makeup. The Reform UK leader argued that Britain’s political system is «completely broken» following Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation. Farage is calling for a new general election, predicting his party has «every chance of winning.»

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Speaking exclusively from the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London this week, a forum focused on debates over culture, Western civilization and Judeo-Christian values, Farage said Starmer’s downfall was not an isolated political event, but the latest aftershock of the Brexit revolt that upended British politics a decade ago.

«Ten years ago yesterday, we had a political earthquake in Britain. It was called Brexit,» Farage said. «And the two old parties have never quite adapted to it.»

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Nigel Farage being interviewed by Baroness Philippa Stroud at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London. (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship)

Farage, one of the most prominent figures behind the Brexit campaign and now leader of Reform UK, has long argued that Britain’s political establishment failed to deliver on voters’ demands for tighter borders and greater national sovereignty.

Starmer announced his resignation,on Monday paving the way for Britain to have its seventh leader in a decade. Reuters reported on June 24 that Andy Burnham appeared positioned to succeed him, with the Labour leadership contest expected to begin July 9.

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Farage said that Starmer’s defeat was sealed in local elections earlier this year, when Reform UK made sweeping gains in former Labour strongholds. Farage said those voters were the same people who powered Brexit — and that immigration remained central to their anger.

«All of those were Brexit voters,» he said. «Starmer wants to take us closer back to the EU. But one of the reasons we voted Brexit was immigration and border controls. So the boats certainly did him harm.»

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his resignation outside 10 Downing Street in London on June 22, 2026, following Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election. (Jack Taylor/Reuters)

He said Starmer’s reported strained relationship with President Donald Trump was not the direct cause of his resignation, but added that it contributed to the image of a leader who had lost control.

«I don’t think the breakdown of his relationship with Donald Trump impacted directly,» Farage said, «but it was part of a picture of a prime minister who’d lost control.»

Farage then delivered one of his sharpest assessments of Britain’s political instability.

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«And can you believe it, but when Mr. Burnham becomes our next prime minister, it’ll be our sixth prime minister in seven years,» he said. «So our political system is completely broken.»

He argued that Burnham, if he entered Downing Street through a Labour leadership contest rather than a national election, would lack a public mandate. «I don’t even know what his policies are. Literally, I don’t,» he said.

«So I think for all of those reasons, there ought to be a general election and a fresh mandate,» he added, «and I certainly think Reform would have every chance of winning. Yes, I do.»

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Nigel Farage campaigns with then-President Donald Trump in Goodyear, Ariz., during a 2020 presidential election rally. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Farage also used the interview to cast Britain’s political turmoil as part of a broader Western crisis over borders, national identity and traditional values. He delivered a warning for Americans, saying the U.S. should avoid what he described as mistakes Britain made in diversity policies, policing and justice and immigration.

«Mass migration has changed this country, certainly in many of our cities, literally beyond recognition,» he said. «We’ve not been selective about who’s been able to come into the country. That is a major contributory factor.»

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«I think the pendulum has swung so far in the DEI direction,» he said, «and we finished up, no doubt, in this country, with two-tier policing, with two-tier justice.»

«My message to Americans is that political change is coming,» he said. «All of this nonsense will get reversed.»

«But also, we’ve just lost our way,» he continued. «Our leaders do not want to stand up and defend any sense of traditional values.»

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks with media outside Havering Town Hall following the 2026 local election results on May 8, 2026 in Romford, England. Voters went to the polls in local elections across England. Results counted overnight show widespread losses for the Labour Party. Several key Labour councils have surrendered their majority as Farage’s Reform UK made significant gains. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Asked about the relationship with the United States, Farage said he believes Britain should move closer to America, particularly on trade and financial services.

«My whole adult life has been closely intertwined with the United States of America,» he said, noting that his first job in 1982 was with the Wall Street firm Drexel Burnham Lambert.

«I think I can get on well with American leaders,» he said. «I hope and believe they can get on well with me.»

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Farage said the two countries remain bound by investment, language and culture.

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People carry flags and banners during an anti-immigration protest in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, on Aug. 16, 2025. (Stuart Brock/Anadolu)

«You are the biggest foreign investor in Britain, and we’re still just about the biggest foreign investor in America,» he said. «And we share so much, not just language, but culture and so much else.»

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«I really believe that a closer relationship with America, particularly breaking down some of the trade barriers in financial services, as an example, would be really good for both of us,» he said.

Farage also dismissed any serious push to take Britain back into the European Union.

«The price of going back into Europe would be giving up the currency, paying a massive membership fee every year,» he said. «So no, there is no demand for it, other than those stuck in the Westminster bubble who seem to be obsessed by it.»

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Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, celebrates the victory of Sarah Pochin in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election at the DCBL Stadium in Widnes, England, on May 2, 2025. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Farage framed the American Revolution as a predecessor to the Brexit movement he championed.

«America was the first Brexit,» he said. «You struck out on your own, the first Brexit, and you became the most successful country in the world.»

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RINOs y YOLOs: quiénes son los nuevos enemigos de Donald Trump dentro de su propio partido

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No tienen cascos, tampoco armas de fuego, pero son protagonistas de una guerra soterrada y a veces estridente contra el presidente Donald Trump. El jefe de la Casa Blanca los detesta, los insulta, pero eso no es una novedad en el comportamiento del magnate si no fuera porque son legisladores de su propio partido, un conjunto de republicanos en el Congreso que comienzan a hartarse de Trump.

Si bien el presidente aún parece mantener el control del partido con mano firme, hay dos grupos bautizados en la jerga política de Washington como RINOs y YOLOs, que amenazan con ser la pesadilla del magnate para las elecciones legislativas de noviembre y para lo que resta de su mandato.

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¿Qué es un RINO?

Es el acrónimo de “Republicans In Name Only” (Republicanos solo de nombre). Tradicionalmente se definía así a los republicanos que no adoptaban en forma consistente los valores y principios conservadores del partido, o sea que podían votar con sus rivales demócratas en cuestiones políticas clave, como impuestos y política fiscal, temas sociales o culturales.

“Sin embargo, en los últimos años, Trump ha utilizado cada vez más esta etiqueta para caracterizar a cualquiera dentro del partido que no le sea suficientemente leal, independientemente de sus posturas políticas”, señala a Clarín Matthew Wilson, profesor de Ciencias Políticas de Southern Methodist University.

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“Para Trump, él ES el Partido Republicano, por lo que no apoyarlo en cualquier cuestión legal o política importante convierte a alguien en un «RINO», sin importar cuán conservador sea”.

Para John Mark Hansen, profesor de Ciencias Políticas de University of Chicago, explicó a Clarín que “RINO es un término despectivo que se utiliza al menos desde la administración de George W. Bush”.

Hoy “es otro elemento del repertorio de insultos y burlas de Trump, como «bajo coeficiente intelectual», pero limitado a los republicanos. Los objetivos cambian a diario. En realidad, hoy un RINO es cualquier funcionario republicano que lo haya irritado ese día”, agregó.

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Ejemplos de republicanos RINOs -que se desvían de la ortodoxia conservadora en cuestiones políticas importantes– hoy serían las senadoras Susan Collins de Maine y Lisa Murkowski de Alaska. Sin embargo, Trump ha añadido a esta lista a personas como John Cornyn de Texas, Thom Tillis de Carolina del Norte y Bill Cassidy de Luisiana, todos conservadores convencidos que demostraron poco entusiasmo por Trump a nivel personal y/o criticaron algunas de sus acciones o declaraciones en algún momento. Han “traicionado” al presidente en votaciones clave.

Cuando Trump llama RINO a alguien, busca transmitir a sus seguidores que esa persona no representa su movimiento «Make America Great Again» (MAGA) y que, aunque tenga una credencial republicana, no merece el apoyo de la base del partido. En el pasado, ya sufrieron esa etiqueta dirigentes muy conservadores en temas fiscales, aborto o armas, como Liz Cheney o Adam Kinzinger, que fueron calificados de RINOs por enfrentarse a Trump, especialmente tras el ataque al Capitolio del 6 de enero de 2021.

El Congreso, en Washington, escenario de tensiones en el Partido Republicano. Foto: AP

¿Qué es un YOLO?

Es un acrónimo de “You Only Live Once” (sólo se vive una vez), una expresión que en lenguaje cotidiano se traduce en hacer actividades audaces o peligrosas, que en general uno no se permite. Pero se ha trasladado a la política estadounidense para referirse a los «republicanos YOLO».

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Se trata de aquellos legisladores que perdieron sus escaños en las primarias o decidieron retirarse porque estaban hartos de Trump o porque el presidente decidió apoyar en sus distritos a candidatos alternativos que le eran más fieles.

“Su condición de Pato Rengo (ya están a fin de su mandato y no renuevan) les permite ahora, durante el resto de su gestión, votar según su criterio y conciencia sin presiones políticas”, señala Wilson. Pueden ser RINOs y YOLO al mismo tiempo.

El congresista Don Bacon y los senadores Tom Tillis y Mitch McConnell anunciaron su retiro y votan sabiendo que nunca más tendrán que enfrentarse a sus electores en las primarias. El representante Thomas Massie perdió su banca contra un candidato apoyado por Trump.

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«Si el poder legislativo siempre vota con el presidente, tenemos un rey», dijo Massie. El senador Bill Cassidy perdió las primarias ante un candidato apoyado por el presidente y al día siguiente dijo: «Como está estructurada nuestra Constitución, el Congreso debería exigir responsabilidades al Poder Ejecutivo».

“Esto no significa que se conviertan repentinamente en izquierdistas. Significa, sin embargo, que pueden oponerse a las iniciativas y maniobras de Trump que consideren imprudentes o incluso directamente inconstitucionales”, agrega Wilson.

Para Hansen, los YOLO tienen “una justificación mordaz para hacer lo correcto, cometer un acto de principios, aunque a Trump no le guste, o es un reconocimiento resignado de no tener nada que perder porque te ha obligado a dejar el cargo”.

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Una marcha anti Trump en abril, frente a la sede de la Corte Suprema, en Washington. Foto: AP

Obstáculos para la agenda del presidente

Aunque el presidente mantiene un control firme sobre los votantes republicanos, el club RINO y YOLO que está en expansión podría obstaculizar su agenda en todo, desde la guerra de Irán hasta la financiación migratoria, en un momento en que su partido tiene una mayoría frágil en el Congreso.

El presidente se ha enfrentado repetidamente a varios legisladores de su partido en los últimos meses. Se enfureció cuando no le quisieron aprobar un fondo de US$1.800 millones para defensa judicial de sus aliados políticos. Los ha acusado de no acelerar la aprobación de una reforma electoral que él considera clave para estas elecciones (muchos RINOs no creen que haya habido fraude en los comicios de 2020, como argumenta Trump), los atacó porque no le aprueban la reforma del salón de baile de la Casa Blanca y, sobre todo, los consideró “antipatriotas” porque se oponen a la guerra con Irán.

El presidente les ha dedicado un reguero de insultos de todo tipo: “inútiles”, “vagos”, “perdedores”, “débiles”.

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Sin embargo, muchos de ellos ven que Trump está enfrascado en la guerra y en los aranceles, dos temas que son impopulares entre el electorado estadounidense porque impactan directamente en su bolsillo. Y se alarman porque sienten que el presidente está distanciado de lo que realmente le interesa, que es la inflación y la “asequibilidad”, la capacidad de acceder a viviendas, salud y objetos de la vida diaria, que en estos tiempos está complicada.

Para el experto, YOLOs y RINOs “sin duda, pueden complicar las elecciones de mitad de mandato para Trump, ya que probablemente se opondrán a él en cuestiones de procedimiento importantes para su agenda (como la eliminación del filibusterismo en el Senado) y mostrarán un apoyo tibio a los republicanos más afines a Trump que aspiran a reemplazarlos”.

Para Morris Fiorina, profesor de Ciencias Políticas de Stanford University, “Trump parece estar por encima de toda ideología. Juzga todo en función de sus preferencias. Antes, ser RINO era una acusación dirigida a quienes los conservadores querían etiquetar como «moderados indecisos», pero dado que Trump ahora «se considera la personificación del Partido Republicano, el término suele significar no ceder ante sus deseos”, afirmó a Clarín. Sin embargo, Fiorina señala que “si bien vemos tensiones, todavía no hemos visto fisuras reales”

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Hansen afirma que “Trump tiene un historial casi perfecto de lograr que los votantes republicanos se deshagan de quienes se le oponen. Normalmente, los presidentes hacen la vista gorda por el bien común del partido. No el presidente. A Trump solo le importa Trump. Es un abuso de poder, una venganza: si no haces lo que él quiere, te atrapará”.

De cara a las elecciones legislativas, Fiorina señala que “todo lo que perjudica a Trump beneficia a los demócratas, por supuesto. La cuestión es si los demócratas son capaces de aprovechar las oportunidades que se les presentan, algo que no está en absoluto garantizado”.

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Gulf countries strongly condemn Iran’s drone attack on Bahrain as rising tensions threaten MOU

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Several Gulf countries have strongly denounced Iran’s Saturday drone strikes on the island nation of Bahrain, while vowing to stand united against any possible aggression from Tehran in the future.

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This escalation poses the greatest threat yet to the memorandum of understanding signed last week by President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

After Iran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the U.S. launched overnight airstrikes on Iranian missile, drone and radar sites. Iran responded Saturday with the drone strikes on Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

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Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 28, 2026. (Reuters)

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, called Iran’s attack on Bahrain «treacherous,» adding that it will undermine ongoing peace efforts in the Middle East.

The GCC represents the interests of Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, several of which released their own statements condemning Iran.

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Bahrain itself issued a response, confirming that Iran flew a number of drones into its territory and calling the strikes a «flagrant threat» to the nation’s security. It remains unclear exactly which areas Iran targeted.

US ALLY KUWAIT CONDEMNS ‘BRUTAL AND ONGOING IRANIAN ATTACKS’ AFTER AIRPORT WAS HIT

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President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s policy conference on Friday, June 26, 2026. Iran’s latest strike is the latest threat to the MOU he signed that enacted a ceasefire. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

«While the Ministry condemns this heinous aggression, it affirms that the Iranian regime’s continued attacks, at a time when regional and international efforts are moving towards de-escalation, place the sole responsibility on Tehran for undermining peace efforts, and reveals an approach based on destabilizing security, exporting chaos, and undermining regional stability,» Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry also said Saturday.

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Officials in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also came out with statements on Saturday condemning Iran.

Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said the Iranian strikes represent «a dangerous undermining of endeavors for peace and stability, and a threat to the security and stability of the region.»

Both Kuwait and the UAE said they remain committed to supporting Bahrain’s safety and stability.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, attends a meeting with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states in Manama, Bahrain, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

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Also joining in the public denouncements of Iran were Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with both countries saying the latest strikes violate Bahrain’s sovereignty and international law.

Notably, Oman’s foreign ministry has not addressed the attack. Oman has maintained a neutral stance throughout the war and has frequently acted as a mediator between Washington and Tehran.

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Oman and Iran are also still in the midst of negotiating a joint framework for the future administration of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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A container ship, right, and a cargo vessel are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard took responsibility for the strikes on Bahrain, saying on state-run TV that it had targeted several locations «of the U.S. terrorist army in the region» without specifying which areas were hit, according to The Associated Press.

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So far, no casualties or significant damage has been reported from the drone attack, which occurred days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Gulf allies in Bahrain.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Trump unloads on ‘lunatic’ John Bolton after ex-aide pleads guilty in classified docs case

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President Donald Trump on Friday mocked former National Security Adviser John Bolton after his one-time aide admitted to mishandling a classified national defense document.

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Bolton pleaded guilty hours earlier during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to one count of unauthorized possession of a national defense document. His guilty plea was part of a plea agreement that will see prosecutors dismiss the remaining 17 counts at sentencing. The guilty plea prompted an immediate response from Trump, who has repeatedly clashed with Bolton over foreign policy and the former adviser’s highly critical memoir ever since their very public falling out in 2019.

«John Bolton, a very dumb, unbalanced, and unskilled former representative of the United States of America, just pleads guilty!» Trump wrote in a Truth Social post late Friday. «He is a terrible person, a lunatic who only wanted to start trouble and wars, and who was a needless pusher of death and destruction wherever he went. Hopefully, he will be dealt with harshly!»

Bolton, 77, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 28 and, under his plea agreement, faces a $2.25 million fine, up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, up to 100 hours of community service and he will lose his federal retirement pension. His defense attorneys have said that they hope Bolton will avoid jail time.

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EX-TRUMP OFFICIAL JOHN BOLTON PLEADS GUILTY TO 1 OF 18 COUNTS IN CLASSIFIED DOCS INDICTMENT

According to prosecutors, Bolton unlawfully kept classified national defense information after leaving government service, including documents classified as top secret. Authorities alleged he kept more than 1,000 pages of notes detailing his day-to-day activities as national security adviser and shared portions of that material with two family members using a personal email account.

Federal prosecutors said the documents included highly sensitive intelligence involving covert action programs, human intelligence sources and methods, and foreign military threats.

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FBI Director Kash Patel said the investigation demonstrated that Bolton knowingly mishandled classified information.

FBI agents carry boxes out of former national security adviser John Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Md., on Aug. 22, 2025. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

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«This FBI’s investigation proved that John Bolton knowingly transmitted top secret information using personal online accounts and retained said documents in his house – all in direct violation of federal law,» Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital. «Despite an onslaught of false claims by the fake news stating this case was ‘retribution,’ this investigation was based on meticulous work from dedicated professionals at the FBI who followed the facts without fear or favor – and Bolton chose to admit his guilt and plead guilty.»

Bolton served as Trump’s national security adviser from April 2018 until September 2019. Trump has said he fired Bolton, while Bolton said that he resigned.

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Former Trump administration National Security Advisor John Bolton arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., on Oct. 17, 2025. (Rod Lamkey Jr./AP)

Their relationship deteriorated further following the publication of Bolton’s 2020 memoir, «The Room Where It Happened,» which offered a highly critical account of Trump’s presidency. The Trump administration sought unsuccessfully to block the book’s publication, arguing it contained classified information. Bolton never faced any charges stemming from allegations that his memoir contained classified information.

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Bolton’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, defended his client’s decision to plead guilty, saying it reflected accountability.

«He took responsibility for a mistake he made, thereby saving the government resources to pursue a case that could expose additional sensitive information,» Lowell said in a statement. «By contrast, President Trump thumbed his nose at the classified information laws, took actual classified documents to his Florida mansion, interfered with the investigation of that conduct, and has never accepted any accountability for his conduct. Ambassador Bolton, whose offense was only keeping a diary which contained classified information, kept a record to preserve history, but Donald Trump kept secrets to serve himself.»

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