Washington — John Bolton, a former national security adviser, told Attorney General William Barr last year that he had concerns that President Trump was actually giving personal benefits to autocrats in Turkey and China, according to an unpublished manuscript by Mr. Bolton.
Referring to two Justice Department investigations of companies in those countries, Mr. Barr said he was concerned that Mr. Trump had created an appearance that had an unnecessary impact on what would normally be independent investigations, according to the manuscript. To confirm his point, Mr. Barr referred to mr. Trump's conversations with leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Mr. Bolton's account confirms the fact that Mr. Trump's apparent embrace of authoritarian leaders, long expressed by experts and his opponents, also existed among some senior government officers whom the president tasked with implementing his foreign policy and national security. Agendas.
Mr. Bolton recounted his discussion with Mr. Barr in a draft manuscript of an unpublished book he submitted about a month ago to the White House for review. People familiar with the manuscript described its contents on condition of anonymity.
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