John Bolton Braces For Lawsuit From Trump Administration Over Unredacted Tell-All Book Release
Former Trump administration National Security Advisor John Bolton will likely be the subject of a lawsuit by his former employer over the information contained in a soon-to-be-released tell-all book about his time in the White House.
ABC News reported information from individuals close to the situation who told the network that Bolton should expect to see a suit in federal court aimed at stopping the release of the book as is.
The network’s source said that the lawsuit will likely be within the next few days as some of the details of the case have yet to be ironed out.
Bolton has made no secret of the fact that his upcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, isn’t going to be a flattering account of what he saw while working in the Trump administration. The book is slated to be released on June 23, published by Simon & Schuster.
The publisher gave a colorful description of the book, which gives a peek into what the former national security advisor wants to communicate with his memoir.
“What Bolton saw astonished him: a President for whom getting reelected was the only thing that mattered, even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation.”
ABC noted that the publisher’s online description of the book details what Bolton saw as potentially impeachment-worthy “transgressions” that spanned “the full range” of foreign policy decisions.
However, according to a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week, White House lawyer John Eisenberg “asserted in a letter that Mr. Bolton’s manuscript contains classified information and that publishing the book would violate his nondisclosure agreements.”
While the administration might attempt to delay the book release, Bolton continues his media push to get the word out about the book’s upcoming release.
The former administration official did his first interview about the memoir with ABC News Chief of Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz.
That interview is slated to air as a one-hour special Sunday, June 21 on ABC.
He’s the man the president doesn’t want you to hear.
I just sat down with John Bolton, Pres. Trump’s former trusted adviser, for an exclusive one-on-one interview—with no question off limits.
Watch the special event Sunday at 9/8c on ABC. pic.twitter.com/VAdtK30f3Z
— Martha Raddatz (@MarthaRaddatz) June 15, 2020
News of Bolton’s forthcoming book sent ripples through Washington D.C. last week, The Inquisitr reported, noting that the president stated to media personalities off the record early in February that he knew the book might contain “highly classified” information and considered Bolton a “traitor.”
“We’re going to try and block the publication of the book,” Trump reportedly said.
“After I leave office, he can do this. But not in the White House.”
In a tweet from January, the president also addressed Bolton and his book.
“If I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now, and goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security. Who would do this?”
