Pompeo calls Bolton 'a traitor who damaged America' over his explosive new book

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• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement on Thursday ahead of the June 23 publication of John Bolton's explosive new book, calling the former national security adviser a "traitor who damaged America by violating his sacred trust with its people." 
• "I've not read the book, but from the excerpts I've seen published, John Bolton is spreading a number of lies, fully-spun half-truths, and outright falsehoods," Pompeo wrote. 
• Pompeo's statement comes as the Trump administration is urgently trying to stop the publication of Bolton's bombshell book, claiming that it still contains classified information that Bolton is publishing without permission.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement on Thursday ahead of the publication of former national security adviser John Bolton's explosive new book, saying that although he has not yet read the book, it is riddled with "number of lies, fully-spun half-truths, and outright falsehoods." 

Bolton's tell-all book "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir" is set to be released on June 23.

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