Let's take a closer look at what John Bolton has had to say about this:
These are direct quotes from John Bolton, discussing the allegations made in The Atlantic, which appeared in an article in The New York Times yesterday...
"I didn't hear that," John Bolton said in an interview when asked about the quotes attributed to Donald Trump by Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic.
But that wasn't the only thing that Bolton said. He also added some statements which you and other Trump defenders are conveniently leaving out, such as these:
"I'm not saying he didn't say them later in the day or another time, but I was there for that discussion." - John Bolton
And this gem:
John Bolton added that the reported comments were not out of character for the president. "I haven't heard anybody yet react to say, 'That's not the Donald Trump I know," - John Bolton
You are acting as though Bolton has exonerated Trump... and he didn't.