Murdoch Paper Tears Into Trump’s ‘Vindictive’ Revenge Plot

Rupert Murdoch’s flagship newspaper blasted President Donald Trump for going after his former national security adviser-turned-nemesis John Bolton, calling the administration’s efforts “especially troubling and truly vindictive.”

The Wall Street Journaleditorial board unloaded on Trump, 79, on Thursday after reports emerged that Bolton, 77, had reached a tentative plea deal with prosecutors over his mishandling of classified documents while preparing notes for his 2020 memoir, The Room Where It Happened, about his time serving in Trump’s White House.

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton is reported to have reached a tentative plea deal with prosecutors over his mishandling of classified documents. / LEAH MILLIS / REUTERS

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