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dajoki

(10,678 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 09:16 AM Jun 2020

"retrieve and dispose" of existing copies in a manner acceptable to the government

Enough with phrases like “Ukraine-like transgressions” and "false and misleading statements". I wish the press would start using more straightforward language like criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice because that is what we have been witnessing the last five years.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/16/john-bolton-book-donald-trump-administration-suit?
Trump administration sues to block publication of John Bolton's book

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The justice department is requesting that a federal court order Bolton to “instruct or request” that his publisher further delay publication of the book to allow for a completion of the national security review process and to “retrieve and dispose” of existing copies in a manner acceptable to the government. The justice department also is asking a federal court to grant it the rights to all proceeds Bolton earns from the publication of the book.

Bolton’s lawyer Charles Cooper has said that the administration’s efforts to block publication are “a transparent attempt to use national security as a pretext to censor Mr Bolton, in violation of his constitutional rights to speak on matters of the utmost public import”. Cooper has said Bolton worked for months with classification specialists to avoid releasing classified material.

The widely anticipated book is set to make explosive claims about the Trump White House, including that the president has committed “Ukraine-like transgressions” his entire foreign policy.

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"retrieve and dispose" of existing copies in a manner acceptable to the government (Original Post) dajoki Jun 2020 OP
I don't think Stephen Colbert will give up his copy. Walleye Jun 2020 #1

Walleye

(30,996 posts)
1. I don't think Stephen Colbert will give up his copy.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 09:32 AM
Jun 2020

Hard to believe how far the DOJ has fallen under this criminal administration

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