Flashback: Deputy White House Counsel Says Lawyers Unaware of Alleged Trump, Bolton Exchange on Aid for Ukraine

Deputy Counsel to the White House Patrick Philbin told the Senate on Wednesday that the White House counsel’s office first learned about John Bolton’s allegations in an unpublished manuscript when contacted by The New York Times. The Times reported that Bolton’s book alleges President Donald Trump told him he tied military aid to Ukraine to investigations into the Bidens by Ukraine’s government.