The Department of Justice has just filed a lawsuit against former National Security Advisor John Bolton in an attempt to stop the release of his new tell-all book about the Trump administration.
The lawsuit seeks to block Bolton from “compromising national security by publishing a book containing classified information.
DOJ has filed its lawsuit against John Bolton. It begins: "This is a civil action by the United States to prevent Defendant John R. Bolton … from compromising national security by publishing a book containing classified information."
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) June 16, 2020
The lawsuit also asks a judge to order that "all monies, gains, profits, royalties, and other advantages that Defendant and his agents" receive from the book be placed in "a constructive trust for the benefit of the United States."
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) June 16, 2020
This is NOT an injunction. So either DOJ/WH reconsidered or misled everyone what they planned. This is routine Breach of Contract lawsuit. First time I've ever seen Govt sue before book actually published. #Bolton is in world of legal trouble.
But the book WILL be published. https://t.co/KJzAutCH4N
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) June 16, 2020
The book, titled The Room Where It Happened is scheduled to be released on June 23.
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