John Bolton to Judge: Trump Admin Does 'Not Have the Power to Clasp Its Hand' Over My Mouth to Silen
John Bolton to Judge: Trump Admin Does ‘Not Have the Power to Clasp Its Hand’ Over My Mouth to Silence Me
AARON KELLER Jun 19th, 2020, 8:47 am
An attorney for former national security adviser John Bolton late Thursday night asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed Tuesday against Bolton by the Trump Administration. The lawsuit aims to convince a judge to force Bolton to take steps to prevent the publication of his upcoming tell-all book entitled The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir. Portions of the tome have already been leaked to the press; some portions have already been published.
The more than 175 pages of court documents seeking to toss the case begin with a legal rocket launch of constitutional proportions. “If the First Amendment stands for anything, it is that the Government does not have the power to clasp its hand over the mouth of a citizen attempting to speak on a matter of great public import,” wrote Bolton attorney Charles J. Cooper.
The documents also reveal alleged attempts as recently as Tuesday, the date the lawsuit was filed, by the Trump Administration to erase critical portions of the book.
“On June 16, the Government delivered to Ambassador Bolton a copy of the book with wholesale redactions indicating the passages that it purportedly believes contain classified information” states a memorandum of law in support of Bolton’s motion to dismiss. “The Government’s redactions are extensive and sweeping, apparently eliminating passages describing or recounting a significant majority of the President’s conversations with his advisors and with foreign leaders. The Government also deleted numerous passages portraying President Trump in an unflattering light.”
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