Justice Department sues to stop John Bolton from releasing his book – By Kathryn Watson (CBS News) / June 16 2020
The Justice Department has filed a civil complaint against former national security adviser John Bolton to try to stop him from publishing a book about his tenure in the White House, arguing that it contains “classified information” that could compromise national security.
The department claims Bolton is publishing the book “in clear breach of the agreements he signed as a condition of his employment.” The book, “The Room Where it Happened,” is scheduled to be published on June 23, and the books have already been shipped to warehouses.
Bolton’s attorney said earlier this month the White House had not yet cleared the book. However, his lawyer also wrote in the Wall Street Journal that the national security council staffer vetting the book for classified material had indicated to Bolton in late April that she had given him the “last edit” she really had for him.
But the lawsuit claims Bolton became “dissatisfied at the pace of NSC’s review” and “decided to take matters into his own hands” by going ahead with the book publishing before the completion of the pre-publication review process. The federal government wants a judge to order Bolton to take “all actions within his power” to stop the publication and dissemination of the book as currently drafted.
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