by John Bolton;
and Syria, 40, 131, 192, 194, 195, 196, 201, 202, 204, 206, 207, 213, 217, 383
Trump views about, 40, 196, 199, 208, 217
and Turkey, 194, 196, 199, 208
and US loyalty to Kurds, 193
Islamic Revolution, 66
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, 19, 26, 27, 363–64
Islamic terrorism beginning of, 183
See also specific person or organization
Israel Bolton and, 20–21, 28, 75, 205, 409, 463
and Golan Heights, 150
and Iran, 21, 28, 50, 71, 75, 132, 150, 170, 190, 372, 389, 409, 420, 422
Jerusalem as capital of, 21, 27, 28
and Lebanon, 419, 420, 421
and Palestinians, 21, 75
and Putin-Trump Helsinki meeting, 155
and Russia, 132, 190
and Syria, 28, 46, 49, 50, 71, 132, 150, 155, 170, 196, 372, 419, 420, 421
Trump-Bolton discussions about, 21
and Turkey, 186, 187
US embassy in, 21, 27, 28
See also Middle East; specific person
Italy, 368–69
Ivanov, Igor, 128, 166
Japan Bolton trip to, 355–56
and China, 302, 307
and cost of US military bases, 336, 337, 351, 355, 356, 359, 465
economy of, 61–62, 359
and Europe/European Union, 389
and “food for oil” idea, 389, 393
G20 Summit in (2019), 312, 313, 385, 463
and INF Treaty, 160
and Iran, 368–69, 389
and Kokuka Courageous attack, 391–92
Moon-Trump discussion about, 339–40
oil and, 368–69, 394
and Persian Gulf War, 209
South Korea relations with, 339, 355, 356–58, 360
and trade issues, 61–62, 101, 102, 357
and transcript of Xi Jinping “comments” to Kim Jong Un, 122
Trump trips to, 343–45, 384, 462
Trump views about, 62
and US–South Korea war games, 114
withdrawal of US troops from, 359
and World War II issues, 302, 339, 356
See also Abe, Shinzo; Japan—and North Korea
Japan—and North Korea Abe-Trump discussions/meeting about, 61, 62, 65, 79–80, 342–43
and Abe visit to Iran, 389
and Japan–South Korea relations, 356–57
and Japanese hostages in North Korea, 79, 81–82, 108, 113, 122, 325, 344, 345
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 78–79, 81, 82, 83, 91, 93, 100, 108, 113, 114
and North Korea nuclear/ballistic weapons, 23, 28, 79–80, 81, 82, 119, 326, 328, 340–43, 344, 345
and North Korea–South Korea relations, 78
and sanctions on North Korea, 99, 345–46
Javelin Literary, 488
Jefferson, Thomas, 494
Jeffrey, Jim, 205, 207, 209
Johnson, Boris, 45, 46, 72–73, 307, 414, 419, 439
Johnson, Lyndon, 7
Johnson, Ron, 462, 463, 478
Joint Chiefs of Staff, 38, 49–50, 151, 190, 193, 396
Joint North-South Declaration (1992), 330
Jones, James, 37
Jordan, 209–10
Juncker, Jean Claude, 140, 142
Justice Department, US Brunson case and, 186
and China, 290, 294
and discord/dysfunctionality in Trump Administration, 227, 228, 230
and Foreign Terrorist Organization label, 364
GRU indictments and, 149
Halkbank case and, 185, 469
immigration issues and, 227, 228, 230
and impeachment proceeding, 485
and media, 433
and sanctions, 367
Trump comments about, 191
and Ukraine, 448, 474
and Venezuela, 270
Yovanovitch and, 457
Kalin, Ibrahim, 52, 53
Kang Kyung-wha, 89, 92, 338
Karzai, Hamid, 426, 494
Kashmir, 435
Kavanaugh, Brett, 21, 137, 138, 142, 143, 226
Keane, Jack, 44, 198, 432
Kellogg, Keith, 14, 143, 215, 252, 432
Kelly, John and Afghanistan, 215, 219–20
appointed White House Chief of Staff, 24
and Brennan security clearance, 225
and Chief of Staff as “yes man,” 245
and China-US relations, 29
and cybersecurity/meddling in US elections, 158
discord/dysfunctionality in Trump Administration and, 223–33, 237–45
and G7 meeting, 103, 104
Grisham views about, 245
Haley resignation and, 239
immigration issues and, 227–28, 229, 230, 231–32
INF Treaty and, 172
and Iran, 190
and Kim Jong Un–Trump meetings, 86, 88, 91, 94–97, 98, 104, 106, 110, 113, 120, 125
and Kim Yong Chol–Trump meeting, 95, 96, 97
Kushner and, 240
Macron state dinner and, 70
Mattis and, 237
McCain funeral and, 226
and McGahn-Trump relationship, 226–27
McMaster and, 59
Mnuchin and, 240, 241
and NATO-Trump relations, 137, 139, 142
Nielsen and, 227–28, 229, 232
and North Korea media attack on Pence, 91
and North Korea–US relations, 29, 31
NSC and, 34
and Pompeo trip to North Korea, 117
and Putin-Trump Helsinki meeting, 128, 153, 155, 157
and Rand Paul, 67
resignation/firing of, 25, 86, 157, 158, 228, 232–33, 240, 242, 244, 245
responsibilities of, 59
Ricardel and, 237–38, 241, 242, 243
and Russian meddling in US elections, 157
and Sadler-McCain incident, 86
and Scaramucci firing, 24
“shouting match” with, 232
and son’s death, 225, 233
successor for, 244
and Summit of the Americas, 49
and Syria debate, 51, 58
and Venezuela, 225, 249
See also Kelly, John—and Bolton; Kelly, John—and Trump
Kelly, John—and Bolton and Bolton access to Trump, 24
and Bolton briefings of Trump, 62
Bolton discussions with, 27–28, 40, 41
Bolton relationship with, 29–30, 35, 40, 41, 45
and Bolton role in Trump Administration, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35
and Bolton-Trump relationship, 29–30, 40, 41, 99, 128
and Bolton views about State Department, 29
and McMaster comment about Bolton, 59
and Paul’s views about Bolton, 67
Kelly, John—and Trump and crisis prediction about Trump, 232, 245, 403, 407
and resignation/firing of Kelly, 25, 86, 157, 158, 228, 232–33, 240, 242, 244, 245
and Trump daily schedule, 223–24
Trump relationship with, 225–26, 242
and Trump trip to France, 241–42, 243
and Trump visit to Scottish golf course, 150
and Trump visits to Afghanistan and Iraq, 220
and Trump-women relationships, 87–88
and US withdrawal from Middle East, 190
Kelly, Karen, 70
Kent, George, 454, 460
Kerch Strait incident (November 25, 2018), 448–54, 459, 465, 466, 471, 474
Kerry, John, 69, 248, 255, 354, 375–76, 383, 386, 388, 393, 394, 400, 401, 411, 412, 413
Khalilzad, Zalmay Bolton meeting with, 213–14, 428–29, 435–36
and Taliban negotiations, 214, 215, 218, 220, 221, 423, 424, 428–30, 431, 434–39
Trump comments about, 215, 217, 218
Khamenei, Ayatollah, 363, 392–93, 410, 414
Khan, A. Q., 28
Khan Shaykhun, Syria attack at, 43–44
Khashoggi (Jamal) murder, 1
70, 231, 233–36
Khomchak, Ruslan, 472–73
Kilmeade, Brian, 437
Kim Hyok Chol, 320, 332
Kim Il Sung, 33
Kim Jong Il, 80, 81
Kim Jong Un Abe views about, 340, 342
Battulga views about, 360
Bolton meeting with, 112
Bolton transcript of Xi Jinping “comments” to, 121–23
Bolton views about, 31, 112–13, 125, 186, 352
Bush 43 comment about, 332
and denuclearization of North Korea, 79, 81, 83, 84, 89, 90, 113, 125
elections of 2020 and, 361
and Iran, 376
legitimizing of, 77, 89
letters between Trump and, 95, 96, 98, 120, 125, 320, 345, 353
Moon Jae-in summit/meetings with, 80–81, 92–93, 110, 125
murder of half brother of, 180
and nuclear/ballistic weapons, 31, 333, 343
and Pompeo trip to North Korea, 118, 120, 125
proposed Moon meeting with, 319, 333
as “rocket man,” 111, 118
and sanctions on North Korea, 31, 125, 342, 345
tactics of, 371, 384
Trump post-Singapore meeting with, 120, 125
Trump proposed meetings with, 33, 352
Trump relationship with, 96–97, 109, 118, 120, 121, 124, 125, 322, 333, 335, 341, 343–44, 345, 346, 361, 371, 384
Trump views about, 78, 106, 109, 116, 186, 361, 434
and US–South Korea military exercises, 342, 355
Xi Jinping and, 80, 121–23
See also Kim Jong Un–Trump DMZ Summit; Kim Jong Un–Trump Hanoi Summit; Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit
Kim Jong Un–Trump DMZ Summit (2019) Bolton absence from, 352
discussions at, 352–53
“formal” invitation for, 347
New York Times story about, 352–53
preparations for, 347
proposal for, 319, 346–47
as trilateral meeting with Moon, 338, 340, 347, 348–49, 351
Trump views about, 355
Kim Jong Un–Trump Hanoi Summit (2019) Bolton views about, 331–32
dinner at, 325
and “I walk” outcome, 324, 327, 331, 332, 333, 353
Kim-Trump discussions at, 326, 327–30
and Kim’s “wild cards,” 323
mistakes made at, 331–32
Moon concerns about, 338
punishment for North Koreans following, 332, 333
reactions to, 332–33, 338, 340
and reunification of North and South Korea, 328
statements from, 323, 329–30
Trump briefings for, 320–23, 325, 331
Trump views about, 321, 324, 340
White House Statement about, 331
and Yongbyon nuclear facilities, 325, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332
Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit (2018) arrival ceremony for, 108–9
and bilateral US–North Korea DMZ Summit, 98
Bolton inclusion/exclusion in, 99
Bolton-Trump discussion about, 94
and Bolton-Trump relationship, 87
Bolton views about, 77, 92, 94, 95, 107, 112–13, 116, 124–25
“cancellation”/postponement of, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91–92, 93
and China, 83–84, 105
communiqué from, 107, 111
and denuclearization of North Korea, 92–93, 94, 97, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113
and ending of Korean War, 89, 98, 100, 107, 108
and G7 meeting, 104–5
invitation for, 78
and Japan, 78, 81–82, 83, 91, 93, 100, 108, 113, 114
Kim Jong Un arrival at, 105
and Kim Jong Un letter, 95, 96, 98
Kim Jong Un views about, 92–93
Kim-Trump meeting at, 106, 109–13
and Kim Yong Chol–Trump meeting, 94–96, 99
leaks about, 110
and Moon Jae-in, 81, 83, 84, 87, 89–90, 91, 92–93, 97, 100, 107
and NSC “recruitment” video, 107, 111, 113
preparations for, 34, 62, 79, 80, 81, 83–84, 86, 87, 92–93, 102
reactions to, 113–16, 119–20
and release of US hostages, 79, 88
results of, 119–20
and return of US Korean War remains, 108, 112
signing ceremony for, 113
Singapore as location for, 81, 82
“six p.m. text” and, 107
South Korea and, 78, 81, 83–84, 87, 89, 91, 92–93, 95, 100, 114
as trilateral, 89, 95, 100, 107
Trump arrival at, 104, 105
Trump departure from, 113
Trump views about, 34, 88, 89, 90–92, 93, 94, 98, 105–6, 107, 113, 114, 116, 124
US mistakes at, 106
and US–South Korea war games, 85, 97, 110, 111, 113
Kim Yo Jong, 30
Kim Yong Chol forced labor for, 332
and Kim Jong Un letter to Trump, 320
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Hanoi Summit, 326, 327, 330
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 92, 94–96, 99, 108, 110
Moon comments about, 125
and Pompeo trip to North Korea, 117
Trump meetings with, 94–96, 99, 319–20
Kirkpatrick, Jeane, 64, 236
Kislyak, Sergei, 12
Kissinger, Henry, 7, 12, 15, 21, 37, 133, 143, 305
Klimkin, Pavlo, 447
Knight, Shahira, 178
Kokuka Courageous (tanker): attack on, 391–92
Kolomoisky, Igor, 448, 455, 459, 473
Korean War ending of, 89, 98, 100, 107, 108, 120, 322
return of US remains from, 108, 112, 122
Trump-Bolton discussion about, 210
Krauthammer, Charles, 8
Kudlow, Larry Abe-Trump discussions and, 65
and China, 290, 297, 299
and coronavirus pandemic, 315
decision-making on trade issues and, 68
G7 Meetings and, 103, 104, 105, 416–17
and global oil supply, 367–68
health of, 108
named chairman of National Economic Council, 33
Sunday talk shows and, 420–21
and Venezuela, 252, 254, 269
Kupperman, Charles and Afghanistan, 430, 431, 437, 439, 440
and attack on tankers near Strait of Hormuz, 377, 378
and Bolton airplane, 481
and Bolton-Trump relationship, 418, 481
and coronavirus pandemic, 317
and impeachment proceedings, 486–87
and Iran, 377, 378, 384, 388, 391, 403, 404, 405
and Kim Jong Un–Trump meeting, 320
and MQ-9 drone attack, 418
named Deputy National Security Advisor, 39
and North Korea–US agreement, 323, 324
and shooting of drone in Yemen, 388
trade meetings and, 460
and Ukraine, 462, 465, 471, 478
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), 192, 194
Kurds and Erdogan, 202, 204
in Iraq, 190, 365
in Syria, 192–93, 194, 195, 199, 202, 204, 205, 206–7, 208–9, 314
Trump views about, 195, 199, 206, 207, 208
and Turkey, 192, 195, 196, 199, 202, 204, 207, 208–9
US loyalty to, 193, 195, 314
US training of, 194
Kushner, Jared Bolton and, 7–8, 15, 16, 25, 27, 30, 33, 57
and China, 296, 299, 305
Comey firing and, 20
elections of 2020 and, 200
and Haley successor, 239
immigration issues and, 229, 230, 231–32
and Iran, 25, 420, 421–22
Israel-Palestinian relations and, 21
Kelly and, 240
and Khashoggi affair, 233–34
Middle East peace plan of, 25, 27, 30, 33
Mulvaney appointment and, 245
and Netanyahu-Trump call, 420
and
North Korea, 352
security clearance for, 240
and South Korea, 349
and Syria, 45, 46
and Turkey, 187
Zarif-Trump meeting and, 420
Kuwait, 209, 366
Kyl, Jon, 448
LaCamera, Paul, 201, 202, 203
Lam, Carrie, 310
Lavrov, Sergei, 20, 129, 130, 166, 168, 181
Law of the Sea Convention, 173
Laxalt, Paul, 3
Le Drian, Jean-Yves, 422, 463
Le Maire, Bruno, 412, 416, 421
Lebanon attack on Marine barracks in (1983), 375, 394
Bolton “pro-American” policy toward, 5
and Iran-US relations, 19
Israeli air strikes in, 419, 420, 421
Quds force in, 363
Lee Hsien Loong, 106
Leon, Richard, 487
Lerner, Jon, 65
Levin, Mark, 415
Libby, Scooter: pardon for, 59
Libya, 22, 79, 82, 87
Lighthizer, Bob and China, 290, 292, 293, 296, 298–99, 300, 303, 304, 305, 306
professional background of, 68
Sunday talk shows and, 420–21
trade issues and, 68, 460
and Trump’s Japan trip, 347
Lima Group, 254, 256, 268
Liu Changming, 298
Liu He, 296, 299–301, 302
Liu, Victor and Cynthia: as hostages of China, 298, 301, 302–3
Logan Act, 375–76, 383, 388, 394, 400, 401, 412
London: May-Trump meeting (2017) in, 127, 147–49
Lopez, Leopoldo, 279, 280, 281
Lowry, Rich, 24
Lukashenko, Alexander, 476
Lukoil, 262
Lutsenko, Yuriy, 447
Maas, Heiko, 162, 463
MacCallum, Martha, 36, 90
Macron, Emmanuel and Abe-Iran discussions, 387, 389
Bolton views about, 421
“four pillars” framework of, 69, 73
G7 meeting and, 102, 103
and Iran, 69, 70, 73, 74, 141–42, 371, 387–88, 392, 411–13, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419–20, 421
leaks from, 141
and NATO, 141–42
Putin and, 59, 417
and Syria, 45, 49, 50, 51–52, 57, 59, 60, 134, 196
trade/economic issues and, 70, 102
Trump comments/views about, 102, 141–42, 413, 416