White House Waits to See What’s In Bolton’s Book

Politico: “With ex-national security adviser John Bolton’s tell-all tentatively set for release next week, White House aides are anxiously waiting to see what, if any, damning information is contained between the covers. In the meantime, they’ve activated the typical Trump team playbook for ex-staffers who decide to spill the administration’s innerworkings in print: lawsuits, character assassination on Twitter and presidential haranguing.”

“On Tuesday night, the Justice Department sued Bolton to delay the publication of his memoirs, claiming the 592-page tome contains classified information, a charge Bolton’s lawyer has denied. It’s a suit that seems unlikely to actually block the book from coming out — early copies have already been distributed, and the publisher, Simon & Schuster, was not named in the suit. But the move escalates the monthslong cat-and-mouse game between Bolton and the White House, with each side accusing the other of not acting in good faith.”