Read John Bolton's brutally short resignation letter

John Bolton.
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There's further proof that President Trump is warping the truth about John Bolton's departure.

Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that he'd asked his national security adviser for his resignation the night before, prompting a wave of swift comebacks from Bolton, who said he'd chosen to resign that morning. Fox News' John Roberts later got ahold of Bolton's resignation letter, which is dated as if it was sent Tuesday and contains a presumably petty message.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.