Aaron Maté (2022-07-15). US intel officer targeted by John Bolton reacts to coup-plot confession. thegrayzone.com John Bolton admitted to CNN that he "helped plan coups d'etat" abroad, including Venezuela. Fulton Armstrong — a former senior US intelligence official who Bolton tried to oust — responds. In a live interview with CNN, former senior US official John Bolton admitted that he has "helped plan coups d'etat" in a number of foreign countries, including Venezuela. Fulton Armstrong, a former senior US intelligence official, has a unique perspective on Bolton's coup confession. In 2002, Bolton unsuccessfully tried to …