LOL: “The United States of America respectfully requests [that John Bolton] take any and all available steps to retrieve and dispose of any copies of The Room Where It Happened that may be in the possession of any third party in a manner acceptable to the United States.”
Okay.
Donald Trump's Justice Department has just filed a lawsuit seeking to block publication of former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book, according to a complaint filed in 'United States of America v. Bolton.'
Here's what the administration wants.
More from Twitter, below.
Wonder if they included John Bolton's home address by, uhhhh, mistake?
Here's a 116-page PDF of the Bolton book lawsuit along with all its exhibits https://t.co/3GfHPMHFva
It's filed against Bolton, not Simon & Schuster. Seeks to seize his $$. Also asks for an order that he try to persuade S&S to delay publication and pull back distributed copies.
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) June 16, 2020
DOJ just filed a lawsuit against John Bolton to prevent publication of his book.
They also uhmmm appear to have put Bolton's home address in the lawsuit caption, which I'm not sure how to handle…. so I took down the link to the complaint.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 16, 2020
BREAKING: DOJ files civil action against John Bolton, to prevent him publishing upcoming book. @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/di6FlHYp4t
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) June 16, 2020
NEW: In effort to block release of former Natl Security Adviser John Bolton's book, US government releases these emails and letter it sent him ====> pic.twitter.com/Gxhz2axKTO
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 16, 2020
Unless DOJ is prepping to file a separate TRO motion in the next few hours, this was a throwaway line in the Complaint. The book comes out in mere days. https://t.co/1X5GazCAWG
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) June 16, 2020
Context: Bolton submitted his manuscript for standard pre-publication review to the NSC in December.
Since then, Bolton & WH have been locked in a dispute over whether the book contains classified information.
Bolton pushed back initial publication date, but is now moving forward— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) June 16, 2020
The Trump admin is suing John Bolton to stop publication of his book. They're trying to walk a very fine line here w the First Amendment
via @davidgshortell https://t.co/DGsPMtctu9— Katelyn Polantz (@kpolantz) June 16, 2020
Reminder: Absolutely nothing prevents John Bolton from sitting down in front of a camera and telling the public any and all non-classified information he knows. He could literally print his book out and read it as a script. https://t.co/9OB4AnOws3
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) June 16, 2020
NEWS: The Justice Department filed its civil lawsuit against John Bolton over his book this afternoon, @PeteWilliamsNBC reports.
The 27-page complaint is signed by Jody Hunt, the former Jeff Sessions chief of staff who is now the Asst. Attorney General for the Civil Division.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 16, 2020
Complaint says Bolton "struck a bargain" with the U.S. "as a condition of his employment in one of the most sensitive and important national security positions" and "now wants to renege" by "deciding for himself whether classified information should be made public."
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 16, 2020
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against John Bolton, alleging breach of contract, according to a federal court docket. His book, scheduled to be released Tuesday, has already shipped to warehouses and he's already taped an interview with ABC News.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 16, 2020
