Pompeo slams Bolton account as spreading 'lies,' 'fully-spun half-truths' and 'falsehoods'

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoPompeo slams Bolton account as spreading ‘lies,’ ‘fully-spun half-truths’ and ‘falsehoods’ Senior State Dept. official resigns in response to Trump’s handling of protests Bolton book shows nastiness rules at Trump White House MORE chastized former White House national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonBolton asks court to dismiss DOJ suit, citing failure to state a claim Pompeo slams Bolton account as spreading ‘lies,’ ‘fully-spun half-truths’ and ‘falsehoods’ McCarthy slams Bolton book, says it’s a national security risk MORE on Thursday, saying reported episodes from his upcoming book are untrue.

In a statement released via email Thursday with the subject line, “I Was In The Room, Too,” the secretary said Bolton is “spreading a number of lies, fully-spun half-truths, and outright falsehoods.”

“It is both sad and dangerous that John Bolton’s final public role is that of a traitor who damaged America by violating his sacred trust with its people,” Pompeo said.

“To our friends around the world: you know that President TrumpDonald John TrumpOklahoma venue management asks Trump campaign for health plan ahead of rally Pompeo slams Bolton account as spreading ‘lies,’ ‘fully-spun half-truths’ and ‘falsehoods’ Twitter flags Trump tweet featuring fake CNN chyron as ‘manipulated media’ MORE’s America is a force for good in the world,” he added.

Copies of Bolton’s book, “The room where it happened,” were obtained by The Hill and multiple media outlets ahead of its publication next week and detail the former official’s tumultuous 18 months in the administration.

Bolton also describes in detail his interactions with senior Trump administration officials, including Pompeo, painting a picture of a secretary of State who disparages the president in private but panders to him in public.

In one episode, Bolton said Pompeo showed him his notepad where he wrote that the president “is so full of shit,” during a summit with North Korea in Singapore.

Bolton’s account also alleges that President Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him win the 2020 election and described the president as “stunningly uninformed” and solely driven in his decision making for publicity that he could use for his reelection.