I also wonder... about the recently departed NSA director, John Bolton. He certainly has an incentive to be forthcoming on this having been apart from it and now being dispatched by Trump.
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Axelrod speculates on the potential testimony of John Bolton regarding the president's actions.
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Well, look, it's obviously a historic day. I think whatever you think about Donald Trump, you have to acknowledge this is probably the most astonishing comeback in American political history.
There's no doubt about that. But I also want to say this. You know, all presidents sort of feed off of perceptions of the person who came before and they want to position against what people found lacking in the person that came before.
I think he is one of the things about Joe Biden is he is very, very concerned about his place in history and where his legacy sits and whether people appreciate the things that have been accomplished over the last four years.
One of the things that he -- one of the habits of Donald Trump is he doesn't tolerate prosperity very well, his own prosperity. And I think the lesson he's drawn from the last four years is he can get away with anything.





