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applegrove

(118,022 posts)
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 03:07 PM Jun 2020

Trump Will Sue to Block Bolton's Book

Trump Will Sue to Block Bolton’s Book

June 15, 2020 at 12:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 214 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/15/trump-will-sue-to-block-boltons-book/

"SNIP.....

“Just a week before the much-awaited book by President Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton is set to go on sale, the Trump administration is expected to file a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction to block the book from being released in its current form,” ABC News reports.

.....SNIP"

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Trump Will Sue to Block Bolton's Book (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2020 OP
"Trump will sue _________" insert any name live love laugh Jun 2020 #1
That's 'sewer'. louis-t Jun 2020 #9
Yes. Thanks for the correction. live love laugh Jun 2020 #20
Like two scorpions fighting in a bottle. I'd rescue the scorpions but Mike 03 Jun 2020 #2
In my prefect world, Bolton would finally agree to testify to Congress.... Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #3
Good idea! Walleye Jun 2020 #5
That is a good idea! Mike 03 Jun 2020 #8
There's a kind of poetic justice that occurs if this is what happens. n/t Eyeball_Kid Jun 2020 #10
There's money at stake, but Bolton's ego needs to be fed, too Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #12
Ha ha ha! Love your idea! fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #19
He's such a coward Walleye Jun 2020 #4
sue to stop Bolton, to keep his academic transcripts from being made public mnmoderatedem Jun 2020 #6
Prior restraint exboyfil Jun 2020 #7
He should give a copy to Adam Schiff to read on the floor... CanonRay Jun 2020 #11
Interesting soothsayer Jun 2020 #13
THIS! 👍 TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #14
+1 pandr32 Jun 2020 #17
F Trump and F Bolton JDC Jun 2020 #15
Can you say prior restraint? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #16
Hey, Bolton! PJMcK Jun 2020 #18
Nailed it! Runningdawg Jun 2020 #21

Brother Buzz

(36,216 posts)
3. In my prefect world, Bolton would finally agree to testify to Congress....
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 03:13 PM
Jun 2020

and he would sit down and read the entire book to Congress, making it public record.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
8. That is a good idea!
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 03:17 PM
Jun 2020

In the crazy world we live in, maybe Anonymous would hack the book and release it in .pdf form so that America gets the vital information but Bolton doesn't get a cent. I'm against stealing intellectual property, but first-hand evidence of Trump violating the law or committing impeachable offenses shouldn't be censored, used as leverage over a political party, or sold!

Brother Buzz

(36,216 posts)
12. There's money at stake, but Bolton's ego needs to be fed, too
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 03:29 PM
Jun 2020

And the opportunity to attack the orange anus publicly may just trump his pocketbook, "Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Donnie".

mnmoderatedem

(3,706 posts)
6. sue to stop Bolton, to keep his academic transcripts from being made public
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 03:14 PM
Jun 2020

make sure his taxes are never made public. There is a reason trump bends over backwards to make there these things are never made public.

And it ain't because he has nothing to hide.

JDC

(10,084 posts)
15. F Trump and F Bolton
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 03:42 PM
Jun 2020

Both are self before country pricks who deserve a lifetime of scorn. Two cowards trying to score a buck.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
16. Can you say prior restraint?
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 03:43 PM
Jun 2020

They knew this was coming; why didn't they try to stop it sooner? I'm guessing it has to do with all the publicity, and the fact that Bolton will be interviewed on TV next weekend; maybe they were hoping it would just go away. Bolton is a nasty motherfucker and probably not someone to play chicken with. Anyhow, the juicy stuff in that book is gonna leak.

PJMcK

(21,921 posts)
18. Hey, Bolton!
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 04:08 PM
Jun 2020

You fucked the pooch on this one. You could have testified before the impeachment committees and made yourself a patriotic star. In fact, one could argue that your testimony might have pushed the Senate to convict Trump. But, no, you wanted to hold out for the big payday.

Now you and your publisher will have to spend time and lots of money to fight Trump's unconstitutional attempt at prior restraint.

By the time your book comes out, we'll probably know the good stuff and your big payday will be diminished.

You've often made poor choices, don'tcha know?

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