Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump in August told his then-national security adviser John Bolton that he wanted to continue holding military aid to Ukraine until the country helped with investigations into Democrats -- including former Vice President Joe Biden -- the New York Times reported Sunday, citing multiple people's descriptions of an unpublished draft manuscript by Bolton. There is no evidence of wrongdoing by either Joe Biden or his son, Hunter Biden, in Ukraine, and Joe Biden has repeatedly defended his son and himself. Bolton spokeswoman Sarah Tinsley said the draft of the book "was transmitted to the White House for pre-publication review by the National Security Council." As for the claim in the New York Times that Bolton has circulated a draft manuscript to his close aides, Tinsley said, "The ambassador has not passed the draft manuscript to anyone. Tinsley declined to comment on the contents of the book manuscript.

Source: CNN January 27, 2020 00:43 UTC