The Justice Department’s longshot request that a court block the release of John Bolton’s book is before a federal judge in D.C. on Friday.
The Justice Department claims that the book contains classified information that, if publicly disclosed, could pose a “grave” threat to national security. Bolton has pushed back on that allegation, pointing to the fact that a career government classification expert who reviewed his manuscript had given him an informal green light that the book was okay to publish. He’s alleged that the government’s crusade is about suppressing his speech rights for political reasons, as the book contains several embarrassing revelations about the President.
We’ll be liveblogging the hearing here.
What To Expect
- U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has scheduled the hearing for 1 p.m.
- The DOJ’s emergency motion is seeking that Bolton, as well as the book’s distributors, be prevented from disclosing its contents.
- The parties will appear by video conference, while the public and press will be able to listen in via a teleconference line provided by the court.
The Justice Department’s longshot request that a court block the release of John Bolton’s book is before a federal judge in D.C. on Friday.
The Justice Department claims that the book contains classified information that, if publicly disclosed, could pose a “grave” threat to national security. Bolton has pushed back on that allegation, pointing to the fact that a career government classification expert who reviewed his manuscript had given him an informal green light that the book was okay to publish. He’s alleged that the government’s crusade is about suppressing his speech rights for political reasons, as the book contains several embarrassing revelations about the President.
We’ll be liveblogging the hearing here.