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#boltonbook In June, when the government went to court + sought to block publication of the former national security adviser’s book, “The Room Where It Happened,” senior administration official told @CBSNews that declarations from intelligence officials amounted to “Exhibit A" if
a criminal prosecution went forward for unauthorized disclosure classified information. READ pages 20 + 24 “the information at stake is Secret or Top Secret/SCI levels...its disclosure reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage, or exceptionally grave damage to national
security. Today, US official confirmed @CBSNews the Justice Department is investigating the publication of Bolton’s book that may have contained classified intel. From his lawyer: “Ambassador Bolton emphatically rejects any claim that he acted improperly, let alone criminally..” 
#BoltonBook hearing
Government lawyer says the onus is on John Bolton on how to pull back the 200,000 copies of his book before it is released; Bolton created the problem and should fix it.
Government lawyer says the onus is on John Bolton on how to pull back the 200,000 copies of his book before it is released; Bolton created the problem and should fix it.
Government lawyer: there is no precedent for an author engaging in a classification review for a work and then bailing out of it.
The government lawyer is David Michael Morrell.
#BoltonBook US Government amended complaint “The United States is not seeking to censor any legitimate aspect of Defendant’s manuscript; it merely seeks an order requiring Defendant to complete the prepublication review process and to take all steps necessary to ensure...
that only a manuscript that has been officially authorized through that process—and is thus free of classified information—is disseminated publicly. Given that Defendant has already taken steps to disclose or publish the manuscript to unauthorized persons...
the United States also seeks an order establishing a constructive trust on any profits obtained from the disclosure or dissemination of The Room Where it Happened..”@CBSNews
#BoltonBook Sources close to Intelligence Community review tell @CBSNews the unclassified and classified declarations in the DOJ filing lay the foundation for a possible criminal prosecution for unauthorized disclosure classified information if DOJ ultimately goes that route...
CBS News was told the classified declarations include "highly compartmented intelligence from fragile collection methods including human and signals intelligence that could be compromised." (This is among the most sensitive, and mandates special handling and limited access)
The sources said foreign governments can analyze this information, and understand how the US government (USG) collection is done, and may change the way they communicate, effectively going dark. READ @DNI_Ratcliffe @NSAGov @NCSCgov
#BoltonBook Speaking to @CBSNews @RudyGiuliani said “I recommended John Bolton to the President for National Security Adviser because it is good to have balance in an administration and opposing views. I personally warned John Bolton that the President would not always agree with
...him, and to be ready for it. The President has the final say. I never imagined in a million years Bolton would write this book about a sitting President. I have known him for 11 years and if he had any problems with my work in Ukraine as the...
President’s personal attorney, he never told me to my face and he had many chances to do so. My conclusion is that Bolton is an unreliable backstabber who wrote his version of events so that he can sell a book”
#BoltonBook draft leaks!
1. Confirms core #Impeachment allegation.
2. Bolton said he'd testify if subpoenaed (he presumably knows would be despite any WHouse objection).
3. Senate not calling him now is not about a fair trial, it's about whether there's a trial at all.
1. Confirms core #Impeachment allegation.
2. Bolton said he'd testify if subpoenaed (he presumably knows would be despite any WHouse objection).
3. Senate not calling him now is not about a fair trial, it's about whether there's a trial at all.
"Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing ... security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser."
#BoltonBook draft strongly suggests Attorney General #Barr LIED about at least when and how he knew Trump mentioned him on the call with Zelenskyy.👇
Raises again issues of Barr's ethical failure to recuse from whistle blower complaint, criminal referrals to DOJ, and more.
Raises again issues of Barr's ethical failure to recuse from whistle blower complaint, criminal referrals to DOJ, and more.
