Dump admin filed lawsuit against Bolton alleging breach of contract (book has already shipped)

[fleur-de-lisa]

Kaitlan Collins ✔ @kaitlancollins (CNN)

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against John Bolton, alleging breach of contract, according to a federal court docket. His book, scheduled to be released Tuesday, has already shipped to warehouses and he's already taped an interview with ABC News.

4:04 PM · Jun 16, 2020

ETA: From filing: "Because prepublication review process is ongoing, the U.S. also seeks an order directing Defendant to specifically perform his contractual obligations by taking all actions within his power to stop the publication & dissemination of his book as currently drafted."

Reading through the Bolton lawsuit. It says “on or around April 27,” Ellen Knight, the official reviewing Bolton’s book, had completed her review and was of the judgment that the manuscript draft "did not contain classified information." She informed NSC legal, but then on May 2, Michael Ellis, the NSC senior director for intel, started another review “at the request” of Robert O’Brien, Trump's current national security adviser, who was, per lawsuit, “concerned that the manuscript still appeared to contain classified information.”

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[fleur-de-lisa]

1. I will never tire of that video.

[Nevilledog]

2. Breach of contract?. The NDA??

What about all those classified materials they were bitching about?

[coti]

5. Yeah, whoever came up with this legal approach is a moron.

Breach of contract. Right.

Good luck getting specific performance- hiding information- out of a breach of contract for a government job. That's absurd.

[Nevilledog]

8. Only thing I can think of is they're gonna say it's all lies

If it's all lies how could you then argue the lies were classified? Or, they could just be morons.

[marybourg]

10. Especially prior restraint of publication.

[exboyfil]

3. If it has been printed and shipped

Then there is no way they are putting the genie back in the bottle. It only takes one person to either access the files used for proofing or printing or to actually scan one of the books. From there the Internet is forever.

Best case scenario - It ends up on the Torrent sites before Bolton gets a dime.

[marybourg]

4. Hahahahaha. And that's my legal opinion.

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. Martha Raddatz has already interviewed Bolton on his book. Try putting that genie back in the bottle

Martha Raddatz ✔ @MarthaRaddatz (ABC)

He’s the man the president doesn’t want you to hear. I just sat down with John Bolton, Pres. Trump’s former trusted adviser, for an exclusive one-on-one interview—with no question off limits. Watch the special event Sunday at 9/8c on ABC.

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[coti]

7. Maybe Trump will try to sue her for breach of contract.

Since we're just throwing idiotic ideas around.

[tavernier]

9. Is this supposed to be today's big shocker?

If so, I’m disappointed.