John Bolton’s appointment as Assistant to the President, National Security Advisor attracted controversy because of his past links to the terrorist MEK group. Now his Public Financial Disclosure Report reveals just how much money Bolton was paid by the group to speak at its events: ‘Globe Events–European Iranian Events 1st July 2017’.
Link to the pdf file: Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e)
Bolton, John, Assistant to the President, National Security Advisor, White House
Date of Appointment: 04/09/2018
Washington Editor of Al Monitor, Julian Pecquet, tweeted “Revealed: @AmbJohnBolton ‘s speaking fees for last year’s #MEK / NCRI #Iran regime-change dinner in Paris: $40,000 (#31) h/t @aaronjschaffer”. Aaron Schaffer also highlighted another payment in September last year; “Another one: Bolton was paid $20,000 (#49) by the US Foundation for Liberty for two speaking appearances, including this one protesting Iranian President @HassanRouhani’s appearance at UNGA in September”.
Revealed: @AmbJohnBolton ‘s speaking fees for last year’s #MEK / NCRI #Iran regime-change dinner in Paris: $40,000 (#31) h/t @aaronjschafferhttps://t.co/KaIHV7UtR7
cc @ProPublica #WHFinancialDisclosures
— Julian Pecquet (@JPecquet_ALM) June 11, 2018
Richard Engel from NBC’s On Assignment re-tweeted “Finally we have a concrete figure for how much John Bolton was paid to speak at an MEK event last year – $40k acc to his financial disclosure. That was just one of many appearances he’s made over the years, in support of the former terrorist group that wants to take over #Iran.”
Finally we have a concrete figure for how much John Bolton was paid to speak at an MEK event last year – $40k acc to his financial disclosure. That was just one of many appearances he’s made over the years, in support of the former terrorist group that wants to take over #Iran. https://t.co/sIYu7QBP0o
— On Assignment with Richard Engel (@OARichardEngel) June 12, 2018
On Assignment had aired a segment titled ‘The MEK’s man inside the White House’ asked ‘How did a fringe Iranian opposition group with a history of assassinating Americans get so cozy with the likes of John Bolton and Rudy Giuliani?’ Bolton was reluctant to reveal his financial links with the MEK to journalists.
Interestingly, after the $40,000 MEK payment, Bolton lists a payment of $100,000 by Guardian of Zion (#32) for an acceptance speech at an award ceremony.
Let’s remind ourselves, John Bolton is now America’s National Security Advisor.