The claims John Bolton reportedly makes in his book are central to President Trump’s impeachment trial, which could politicize the process and lead to a protracted legal battle
Former national security adviser John Bolton’s forthcoming tell-all has spawned a fight with the president over classified information that could drag on for months as National Security Council lawyers determine what he can disclose publicly from his time in the White House.
A prolonged review period could benefit the White House, which has sought to block Bolton from publicly testifying in the Senate impeachment trial about Trump’s withholding of military assistance aid to Ukraine. And experts said that while the pre-publication review process is supposed to be handled only by subject matter experts with a requisite need to review the materials, the politically explosive nature of Bolton’s claims may draw others into the mix.
In a statement on Sunday, Cooper accused the White House of corrupting the pre-publication review process, implying that any leaks about the book came from the White House itself. Bolton’s team also noted that it sent just one hard copy of his book draft; the White House said in response that nobody outside the NSC had reviewed it.
Trump’s tweet followed a news conference last week in Switzerland, during which the president cited “national security” among the reasons he opposed Bolton testifying in the Senate impeachment trial. At the time, the remarks were interpreted as a signal that the White House would seek to block a potential Senate subpoena of Bolton.
On Wednesday evening, Cooper released his Jan. 24 response to Knight, urging her to speed up the review of Bolton's chapter on Ukraine.
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