From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is the Daily.

Today, as John Bolton prepares to become President Trump's new national security adviser,

a look back at a congressional hearing in 2005, in which damning evidence emerged that Bolton's

behavior could be a threat to national security. It's Wednesday, March 28.

Now more than ever, the UN must play a critical role as it strives to fulfill the dreams and hopes

and aspirations of its original promise to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,

to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, and to promote social progress and better standards

of life in larger freedom. So we are a couple of years into the Iraq war. It's March of 2005.

Today, I am honored to continue that tradition by announcing that President Bush intends to nominate

John Bolton to be our next ambassador to the United Nations. And George W. Bush appoints John Bolton.

The President and I have asked John to do this work because he knows how to get things done.

Condoleezza Rice, who is a Secretary of State at the time,

praised him as a tough-minded diplomat. He has a strong record of success,

and he has a proven track record of effective multilateralism. But John, your most important work

is yet to come. And I look forward to working closely with you on behalf of our nation

and the international community in support of the United Nations.

So the next step is that he must receive confirmation by the Senate.

Senator Barbara Boxer of California said of Bolton, quote,

he's been contemptuous of the UN. There's a lot to talk about at this hearing. It's going to be

very contentious, she said. This was a controversial nomination from the start.

Elizabeth Williamson has been reporting on Bolton's nomination.

It's clear that John Bolton is clearly is not the right choice for our ambassador.

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