{"id":8350,"date":"2018-06-14T17:06:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T12:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/?p=8350"},"modified":"2021-04-29T21:05:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:35:38","slug":"john-bolton-defender-of-zion-promoter-of-mek-terrorism-fees-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/posts\/8350","title":{"rendered":"John Bolton \u2013 defender of Zion, promoter of MEK terrorism \u2013 fees revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Bolton\u2019s 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: \u2018Globe Events\u2013European Iranian Events 1st July 2017\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dlb.nejatngo.org\/File\/Bolton_2018_financial_MEK.pdf\">Link to the pdf file: Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"700\" height=\"539\" class=\"wp-image-8351 size-full\"src=\"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolton_MEK_Fees_2.jpg\"alt=\"John Bolton\"width=\"700\"height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolton_MEK_Fees_2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolton_MEK_Fees_2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bolton, John, Assistant to the President, National Security Advisor, White House<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Date of Appointment: 04\/09\/2018<\/p>\n<p>Washington Editor of Al Monitor, Julian Pecquet, tweeted \u201cRevealed: @AmbJohnBolton \u2018s speaking fees for last year\u2019s #MEK \/ NCRI #Iran regime-change dinner in Paris: $40,000 (#31) h\/t @aaronjschaffer\u201d. Aaron Schaffer also highlighted another payment in September last year; \u201cAnother one: Bolton was paid $20,000 (#49) by the US Foundation for Liberty for two speaking appearances, including this one protesting Iranian President @HassanRouhani\u2019s appearance at UNGA in September\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Revealed: @AmbJohnBolton &#8216;s speaking fees for last year&#8217;s #MEK \/ NCRI #Iran regime-change dinner in Paris: $40,000 (#31) h\/t @aaronjschafferhttps:\/\/t.co\/KaIHV7UtR7<\/p>\n<p>cc @ProPublica #WHFinancialDisclosures<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julian Pecquet (@JPecquet_ALM) June 11, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Richard Engel from NBC\u2019s On Assignment re-tweeted \u201cFinally we have a concrete figure for how much John Bolton was paid to speak at an MEK event last year \u2013 $40k acc to his financial disclosure. That was just one of many appearances he\u2019s made over the years, in support of the former terrorist group that wants to take over #Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally we have a concrete figure for how much John Bolton was paid to speak at an MEK event last year \u2013 $40k acc to his financial disclosure. That was just one of many appearances he\u2019s made over the years, in support of the former terrorist group that wants to take over #Iran. https:\/\/t.co\/sIYu7QBP0o<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 On Assignment with Richard Engel (@OARichardEngel) June 12, 2018<\/p>\n<p>On Assignment had aired a segment titled \u2018The MEK\u2019s man inside the White House\u2019 asked \u2018How did a fringe Iranian opposition group with a history of assassinating Americans get so cozy with the likes of John Bolton and Rudy Giuliani?\u2019 Bolton was reluctant to reveal his financial links with the MEK to journalists.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s remind ourselves, John Bolton is now America\u2019s National Security Advisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Bolton\u2019s appointment as Assistant to the President, National Security Advisor attracted controversy because of his past links to the terrorist MEK group. 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