Several national security experts in touch with the White House said they did not believe Bolton had been trying to sabotage the summit with his Libya references. But he was working to prevent Trump from acting too impulsively and to keep him from getting swept away by the prospect of a big deal, said a former national security official in George W. Bush's administration who remains in regular touch with the White House.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 24, 2018 20:03 UTC