WH issues threat to former national security adviser John Bolton to keep him from publishing book

[kpete]

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]

1. unblock nailed it here. Post#10

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12924108

[C_U_L8R]

2. Publish and force them to sue.

Discovery will be delicious

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Can you spell "prior restraint," Donnie?

[Wednesdays]

4. Because tRump is completely innocent.

SuuuuUUUuuure!

[Thomas Hurt]

5. is there some reason, or is this just another bee ess dictatorial move.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Ah gee whiz,

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]

7. Tapper doesn't actually say what the letter from the WH says.

Obviously, it's a legal threat (not physical). But what are they threatening to do legally?

[Mike 03]

10. Dunno. Maybe block it on (false) grounds that it discloses information that endangers

national security?

[Mike 03]

8. Bullshit. It's already an Amazon best seller 2 months before its release

https://www.amazon.com/Room-Where-Happened-White-Memoir/dp/1982148039

#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]

12. This book will be a #1 Best Seller right here in the U.S.A. when published.

Trump's big mouth will make Bolton a very "rich" man.

[llmart]

9. What a shit show we're living in.

"Stop the world, I want to get off."

[grumpyduck]

11. Simon & Schuster has probably

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]

13. It doesn't work like this

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. I think it was Nicolle Wallace who said

Bolton has already written 5 or 6 previous books.

[not_the_one]

14. I wondered if this would happen... response #22

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142424721

[Liberalhammer]

16. Bolton is playing Trump

He is going to make millions from Trumps free PR.

[Roland99]

17. It's already cleared the WH NSC right? Nothing they can do now

[duforsure]

18. His threats are escalating,