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Bolton is credited for persuading President [[George W. Bush]] for rescinding and thereby completely withdrawing the United States from the [[International Criminal Court]], after President [[Bill Clinton]] had signed the U.S. up for that [[globalist]] court.  On September 10, 2018, as National Security Advisor, Bolton announced that the U.S. would prosecute and sanction any judges or prosecutors in the ICC who took action against investigated Americans soldiers.

Bolton is credited for persuading President [[George W. Bush]] for rescinding and thereby completely withdrawing the United States from the [[International Criminal Court]], after President [[Bill Clinton]] had signed the U.S. up for that [[globalist]] court.  On September 10, 2018, as National Security Advisor, Bolton announced that the U.S. would prosecute and sanction any judges or prosecutors in the ICC who took action against investigated Americans soldiers.

[[Democrat]] Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] has criticized Bolton for his "lack of credibility".<ref>https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1222679409053880320</ref> Bolton has spread [[fake news]] by claiming, without evidence, that Trump approved of detention camps for [[Uyghur|Uyghurs]];<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-signs-uyghur-law-amid-accusations-he-approved-of-chinas-detention-camps/  Trump signs Uyghur law amid accusations he approved of China’s detention camps]</ref> Trump having been the first US President to recognise the [[crimes against humanity]] perpetrated by the CCP against the Ughurs as a [[genocide]] (see [[Uyghur genocide]]).

[[Democrat]] Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] has criticized Bolton for his "lack of credibility".<ref>https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1222679409053880320</ref> Bolton has spread [[fake news]] by claiming, without evidence, that Trump approved of detention camps for [[Uyghur|Uyghurs]];<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-signs-uyghur-law-amid-accusations-he-approved-of-chinas-detention-camps/  Trump signs Uyghur law amid accusations he approved of China’s detention camps]</ref> Trump having been the first US President to recognize the [[crimes against humanity]] perpetrated by the CCP against the Ughurs as a [[genocide]] (see [[Uyghur genocide]]).

 

Bolton, who once called for the [[death penalty]] for [[Edward Snowden]] for [[leak]]ing [[classified information]], was charged in October 2025 with 18 [[felony]] counts of leaking classified and faces 180 years in federal [[prison]].

== Biography ==

== Biography ==

On November 22, 2019, Bolton returned to Twitter, not having posted since the day of his firing. He accused Trump of attempting to silence him by suppressing his private Twitter account.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/bolton-claims-white-house-blocked-his-access-to-twitter-account-11574462361</ref>

On November 22, 2019, Bolton returned to Twitter, not having posted since the day of his firing. He accused Trump of attempting to silence him by suppressing his private Twitter account.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/bolton-claims-white-house-blocked-his-access-to-twitter-account-11574462361</ref>

Some have criticized him for his foreign policy stances: for example, [[national conservative]] [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] has claimed that, "John Bolton has always been a snake."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q61DOWIZeUA</ref>

Some have criticized him for his foreign policy stances: for example, national [[conservative]] [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] has claimed that, "John Bolton has always been a snake."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q61DOWIZeUA</ref>

==Political views==

==Political views==