Trump Says It Is ‘Highly Inappropriate’ for Bolton to Write Book
President Donald Trump says it is “inappropriate” and potentially illegal for former National Security Advisor John Bolton to write a book about his time in the Trump administration. Speaking to reporters on Monday…
President Donald Trump says it is “inappropriate” and potentially illegal for former National Security Advisor John Bolton to write a book about his time in the Trump administration.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump claimed the book contained classified information and said it is “highly inappropriate” to write his book.
“Maybe he’s not telling the truth, he’s been known not to tell the truth, a lot,” he added.
Trump also asked Attorney General William Barr to weigh in on Bolton’s book. Barr said Bolton had not completed the clearing process for books written by former officials and called it “unprecedented” that Bolton would publish his book while Trump is in office.
Bolton’s book, “The Room Where It Happened,” is scheduled to be released on June, 23, following months of delays due to a White House review process.
On Monday, ABC News reported that the Trump administration would file a lawsuit to block the publication of Bolton’s book.
A description of Bolton’s book says it will detail “Trump’s Ukraine-like transgressions” that “existed across the full range of his foreign policy.”