White House says John Bolton's tell-all book still contains classified information that could pose a national security threat

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  • The lawyer for former national security adviser John Bolton published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, accusing the White House of blocking the publication of Bolton's memoir. 
  • In his op-ed, Chuck Cooper said President Donald Trump "doesn't want John Bolton to publish his book," and claimed Trump officials were using national security "as a pretext to prevent the publication" of the memoir. 
  • On June 8, Trump's deputy counsel for national security, John Eisenberg, wrote a letter to Cooper stating that the current manuscript "still contains classified material," and that a redacted copy of the manuscript would be sent to Bolton by June 19. 
  • But Cooper asserted in his op-ed that Bolton has made numerous edits to his book in accordance with White House guidance, and would still be publishing the book on June 23. 
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John Bolton's lawyer said the White House is continuing attempts to block the former national security adviser's upcoming memoir, detailing his time in the Trump administration, saying the book still contains "classified material." 

In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Bolton's lawyer, Chuck Cooper, said the White House has stymied the book's publication for months despite multiple lengthy discussions about revising the book in order to protect US national security. 

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