John Bolton

"I’ve got plenty of other Bolton 'stupid stories'."

"What I went in to do was help normalize national security policy."

"The Republican Party is not going to be saved by hiding in a spider hole."

"A real dope!"

"I said I think this is a character test for the Republican party."

"They may not like it, but the country deserves to give him the preparation he needs."

"What's the president going to do to me, sue me?"

He took aim at President Trump.

"Do you think the President of the United States should disclose the source of that kind of income outside of America?"

His book details his 17 months as national security adviser.

Bolton denies that the claims happened as they were reported.

"He may attempt anything."

"Does the president and his thinking get more shaped by television or government advisers?"

Bolton's recollection "substantially distorts real events."

"He's the second most powerful man in the White House."

"We should be considering what sanctions are appropriate."

"John Bolton is no patriot."

"Now I know everybody and I have great people in the administration."

"I believe that the president would respond the way he did."

"I think in the Trump administration you can't be certain of anything."