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Washington (CNN)The White House has issued a formal threat to former national security adviser John Bolton to keep him from publishing his book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
The White House had no comment. Neither Bolton nor a spokesman for the publisher, Simon & Schuster, responded to a request for comment.
The letter comes in the midst of President Donald Trump attacking Bolton on Twitter, and Bolton's lawyer accusing the White House of
Trump's tweets attacking Bolton Wednesday morning suggested he knew the contents of the manuscript.
Link to tweet
underpants
(182,868 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,019 posts)Discovery will be delicious
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)Wednesdays
(17,402 posts)SuuuuUUUuuure!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)are we going to see Ego with lip hair going after Ego with fake hair? Damn,bring it on.
The Orange Anus will loose that battle.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Obviously, it's a legal threat (not physical). But what are they threatening to do legally?
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)national security?
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)#1 Best Seller in Russian & Former Soviet Union Politics (a ridiculously small subcategory, i'll admit)
You can't stop a best-seller.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)Trump's big mouth will make Bolton a very "rich" man.
llmart
(15,552 posts)"Stop the world, I want to get off."
grumpyduck
(6,246 posts)been preparing for this all along. They haven't been in business for as long as they have by being idiots.
You go, S&S!!!!
ScratchCat
(2,002 posts)1) The book was already cleared by the NSC
2) Simon & Schuster have already said they will publish the book regardless of "threats" as the law is on their side
3) No court will issue a restraining order to stop the printing of the book
4) Bolton's attorneys aren't stupid
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)Bolton has already written 5 or 6 previous books.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Liberalhammer
(576 posts)He is going to make millions from Trumps free PR.