Trump was willing to halt criminal investigations as 'favor' to dictators, Bolton book says

• Trump pleaded with China’s Xi to help re-election effort
• President urged Xi to build concentration camps for Muslims

“The pattern looked like obstruction of justice as a way of life, which we couldn’t accept,” Bolton writes, adding that he took his concerns to the attorney general, William Barr.

The anecdote involving Xi is particularly damaging for Trump in the run-up to an election in which he is trying to position himself as tough on China, and his opponent, Joe Biden, as being in Beijing’s pocket.

In the memoir, The Room Where It Happened, Bolton describes a one-on-one meeting between Trump and Xi on the sidelines of the June 2019 G20 meeting in Japan. Xi complained to Trump about US critics of China, and Trump suggested a way Xi could help him defeat his domestic opposition.

“He [Trump] then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming US presidential election, alluding to China’s economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win,” Bolton writes.

“He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump’s exact words but the government’s prepublication review process has decided otherwise.”

From the beginning of his administration the taint of corruption and illegality dogged Donald Trump. Within 24 days of his inauguration, his first national security advisor was fired for "lying"   to Mike Pence. Already under investigation by the FBI. His firing and attempted cover up led to the appointment of Special Prosecutor Robert Muller.  

All of this took place within the first three months of Donald Trump's taking office. Following the appointment of the special prosecutor then Attorney  General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation. Frustrated that the investigation was still on going Donald Trump sacked FBI Director James Comey for his refusal to stop the investigation.  During an interview with NBC's Lester Holt, the fool admitted he fired James Comey in the false belief that the investigation into Russian interference in 2016 presidential election.  

All this took place before May of 2017 and hasn't stopped.