John Bolton: Trump administration sues to block book
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent former National Security Adviser John Bolton from publishing a new book about his time at the White House.The move comes a day after President Donald Trump said Mr Bolton could face"criminal problems" over the release."I will consider every conversation with me as president highly classified," Mr Trump told reporters on Monday.
However, the non-profit American Civil Liberties Union said that"any Trump administration efforts to stop John Bolton's book from being published are doomed to fail". Mr Bolton's lawyer, Charles Cooper, said they were looking through the lawsuit and"will respond in due course".that must be removed, although Mr Bolton rejected this.
However, claims reportedly contained in the manuscript - including that Mr Trump withheld military aid to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to start a corruption investigation into Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son Hunter - formed a central part of the president's impeachment trial earlier this year.
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