WASHINGTON - A federal judge has paved the way for the publication of a book criticizing Donald Trump, written by former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton, who has ruled that stopping it is futile and has already circulated many copies.
"With hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide - most of them in the newsroom - the damage has been done," District Judge Royce C. Cummins of the District of Columbia District Court. Lambert wrote. "The status quo is not restored."
Judge Bolton was severely reprimanded for not complying with the Republican prior clearance protocol on classified matters, and suggested that she could lose her $ 2 million advances for the book, titled "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Press." .
"Bolton gambled with United States national security," the judge wrote. "They said they were harming their country and civil (and criminal) responsibilities. But these facts do not restrict the motion before the court. The government has failed to ensure that the ban is irreparable." Stop it. "
President Donald Trump quickly weighed in on Twitter, calling the ruling a "big court victory" against Bolton, saying there would be "a big price to pay."
"He loves to bomb and kill people," the president wrote. "Now he must have dropped the bomb!"
Meanwhile, Bolton lawyer Charles Cooper said his client had not violated any rules:
"We welcome the court's decision today, condemning the government's attempt to suppress Ambassador Bolton's book. We respect the court's initial decision at the preliminary stage of the case with the case that Ambassador Bolton has discharged his contract replacement obligation. The full story of these events has not yet been told - but it will be. "
The Trump Justice Department said this week in a Gondo court that the publication of classified information in the Bolton manuscript should be blocked. In its lawsuit, the administration alleges that Bolton violated the agreement by seeking to publish the book before the review process was completed.
Bolton and his supporters described the lawsuit as an attempt to sabotage the book and punish the author for his many criticisms of Trump.
During his reign, Lamberth criticized Bolton for not waiting for the review process to be completed.
"This is Bolton's bet: if he is correct and there is no classified information in the book, he is identified above, but if he is mistaken, he loses his profit from the book deal, exposes himself to criminal liability, and the judge writes, a threat to national security.
Legal and political analysts have mocked Trump's optimistic prediction of the verdict, saying he wants revenge from his former national security adviser.
"Trump is neither Nixon's charm nor dishonest," said John J. Nixon, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College in California. Said Pitney Jr. "His goal is to set an example for the critic."
National Security Lawyer Bradley P. Moss said it was a victory for Bolton and the First Amendment, and a loss for Trump.
"The book is still coming out," Moss said, and Trump "helped to read it."
The book is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. In it, Trump accused the former National Security Advisor of making foreign policy decisions that would benefit him politically.
Bolton writes that Trump has indicated the willingness of foreign leaders to intervene in criminal investigations on foreign firms, including China and Turkey, for appeals. He wrote that Trump would urge US President Xi Jinping to buy more American agricultural products because it would help important American farmers in his re-election.
In promoting the White House memoir, publisher Simon & Schuster described Bolton as a president who said that "re-election for anyone is important, even if it means endangering the nation." Or to weaken. "
Bolton writes that "Trump has struggled to find any significant decisions made during his tenure that have not been driven by accounting calculations."
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