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marmar

(77,097 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 11:18 AM Jun 2020

Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it


Washington – A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified information could be exposed.

The decision from U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for Bolton in a court case that involved core First Amendment and national security concerns. But the judge also made clear his concerns that Bolton had “gambled with the national security of the United States” by opting out of a prepublication review process meant to prevent government officials from spilling classified secrets in memoirs they publish. ..........(more)

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/20/judge-bolton-can-publish-book-despite-efforts-block/111990788/




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Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it (Original Post) marmar Jun 2020 OP
This is all bullshit Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #1

Eliot Rosewater

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1. This is all bullshit
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 11:24 AM
Jun 2020

They filed this lawsuit to misdirect us from asking about what was censored from the book, that is where we should be looking

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