White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book

CNN ^ | 29/1/20 | Jake Tapper

[Fedora]

"The manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information," the letter read.

Does "otherwise disclosed" include the proposed Senate subpoena?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Does "otherwise disclosed" include the proposed Senate subpoena?

Presumably yes, since all 100 of the egomaniacs don't sit on the Intel Committee. At the very least this will head to the courts.

[DownInFlames]

Arrest him

[billyboy15]

“So what can they do to Bolton if he goes ahead and publishes?”

If he released Top Secret information he could be jailed. The publisher could publish the book since receiving TS information is not illegal.

[1Old Pro]

The manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information," the letter read.

So they leaked it instead.

[RatRipper]

Nancy and Schumer getting a cut of the book deal?

[KavMan]

Bolton is such a disappointment!!!

I saw Hannity yesterday talking about how Bolton was asking Hannity to put in a good word to TRUMP about hiring him & look what he turned out!

Causing TRUMP problems & cashing in on a book deal!

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

WELL Trump gets the last laugh book can’t be released!!!

[dfwgator]

I saw Hannity yesterday talking about how Bolton was asking Hannity to put in a good word to TRUMP about hiring him & look what he turned out!

"Can you get me off the hook, for old times sake?"

[rockrr]

If this is true (Bolton book containing classified material) then he should immediately be arrested for dissemination of same. Send him to Gitmo!

[The_Media_never_lie]

sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

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This wouldn't be a big story, even if true.

[SMARTY]

I want to be around when he gets the swift kick he so richly deserves.

Fry his butt.

[M. Thatcher]

So what can they do to Bolton if he goes ahead and publishes?

Not a damn thing.

[Fido969]

[BushCountry]

Hmmm... were Bolton’s editors and publishers cleared for Top Secret Information? If not, didn’t Bolton commit a crime? Where is Barr?

[Spirochete]

“So what can they do to Bolton if he goes ahead and publishes?”

If he released Top Secret information he could be jailed. The publisher could publish the book since receiving TS information is not illegal.

There's a manuscript. if he submitted it to his publisher, then he's released TS information.

[jughandle]

So where’s the formal threat, CNN?

[UCANSEE2]

He doesn’t want the book published. He submitted it to the WH so they could reject it. The DEMS will say the WH rejected it to hide evidence incriminating President Trump.

The book isn’t published, and no one is the wiser as to whether there really was anything incriminating in the book.

Bolton can’t be caught lying, because the book won’t be published and the DEMS will still believe it was in the book.

That is the DEM TRICKERY AFOOT.

[miserare]

Poor old Bolton. I isn’t easy being a disgruntled, washed up, shaggy old traitor.

[a fool in paradise]

How queer, when Obama was spying on journalist computers and locking up filmmakers nobody on the Left said nothin’