Bolton Accuses WH Of Locking His Twitter Account

The Guardian reports:

John Bolton, Donald Trump’s hardline former national security adviser, has accused the White House of blocking access to his personal Twitter account after he left the administration in September.

In a series of cryptic tweets on Friday, Bolton teased his 770,000 followers, telling them to “stay tuned” for a “backstory” following his two-month absence.

Bolton, who is considered a key potential witness in the impeachment inquiry, tweeted in September to claim that he had not been fired, as Trump claimed, but had instead offered his resignation as he and the president increasingly diverged on foreign policy.

Re: speaking up — since resigning as National Security Advisor, the @WhiteHouse refused to return access to my personal Twitter account. Out of fear of what I may say? To those who speculated I went into hiding, I’m sorry to disappoint!

— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) November 22, 2019

In full disclosure, the @WhiteHouse never returned access to my Twitter account. Thank you to @twitter for standing by their community standards and rightfully returning control of my account.

— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) November 22, 2019

WH denies blocking Bolton from accessing his Twitter account. Senior admin official says “The White House did not block Mr. Bolton from accessing his personal Twitter account, and wouldn’t have the technical means to do so.”

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 22, 2019