UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BOLTON

  1. May 07, 2021

    Appeal Bid Denied In Suit Over WH Review Of Bolton's Book

    An attorney seeking information on the Trump administration's attempt to block or censor ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's controversial White House memoir has lost his bid in D.C. federal court to immediately challenge a partial dismissal of his case against the agency primarily responsible for prepublication review.

  2. January 15, 2021

    Bolton Can Seek Discovery In Clash Over Tell-All Memoir

    A D.C. federal judge handed John Bolton a victory in a bitter clash over his tell-all White House memoir, ruling that the former national security adviser-turned-critic is entitled to probe whether President Donald Trump or senior government officials acted in bad faith to delay or block publication.

  3. October 01, 2020

    Bolton Can't Dismiss Trump's Suit Over White House Tell-All

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday denied former national security adviser John Bolton's request to toss the Trump administration's suit over his recent memoir, ruling the government set forth plausible allegations that he violated his nondisclosure employment agreements and disclosed classified information in the book.

  4. September 24, 2020

    Bolton's Defense Of Book Release Meets Skeptical Judge

    A D.C. federal judge repeatedly fired back Thursday at John Bolton's defense team's assertion that the former national security adviser fully complied with his government contract before publishing his highly anticipated White House memoir, which detailed an unflattering account of President Donald Trump's conduct in office.

  5. September 23, 2020

    White House Politicized Bolton Book Review, Official Says

    An official who oversaw the pre-publication review of former National Security Adviser John Bolton's memoir on Wednesday told a D.C. federal judge overseeing the Trump administration's suit alleging it contained classified information that the "designedly apolitical process" was "commandeered by political appointees" who improperly asserted the book included classified material.

  6. July 17, 2020

    Bolton Gunning To End Trump Suit Over White House Memoir

    Embattled former national security adviser John Bolton is invoking his First Amendment right to free speech as the basis for a D.C. federal judge to throw out allegations by the Trump administration that he violated his nondisclosure employment agreement and disclosed classified information in his highly anticipated memoir released last month.

  7. June 20, 2020

    Trump Loses Bid To Block Bolton's White House Memoir

    A D.C. federal judge on Saturday denied the Trump administration's request to immediately block the publication of former national security adviser John Bolton's highly anticipated memoir, ruling it was too late to stop a book that has already "been printed, bound, and shipped across the country."

  8. June 19, 2020

    Bid To Halt John Bolton's White House Memoir Met With Doubt

    A D.C. federal judge expressed strong skepticism Friday of President Donald Trump's emergency bid to immediately block the publication of former national security adviser John Bolton's highly anticipated memoir, saying thousands of copies have already been printed and distributed across the country and shipped internationally for next week's release.

  9. June 18, 2020

    Trump's Bid To Block Bolton's Book Set For Friday Hearing

    A D.C. federal judge scheduled oral arguments for Friday to hear President Donald Trump's emergency request to block the publication of a highly anticipated memoir by former national security adviser John Bolton about his tenure in the Trump White House.

  10. June 17, 2020

    Trump Seeks Emergency Block On Ex-Adviser Bolton's Book

    President Donald Trump asked a D.C. federal court Wednesday to order an emergency block on the publication of a highly anticipated memoir by former national security adviser John Bolton, saying the book contains classified information whose disclosure could damage national security.

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