Bolton Warns of Possible 'Censorship' of His White House Memoir
Source: Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Former National Security Advisor John Bolton raised alarm the Trump administration could block his memoir that describes his interaction with the president over Ukraine.
I hope its not suppressed, Bolton said Monday at a talk at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This is an effort to write history, and I did it the best I can. Well have to see what comes out of the censorship.
Bolton added later: I say things in the manuscript about what he said to me, referring to Trump. I hope they become public someday. He tweets but I cant talk about it. How fair is that?
Bolton said he couldnt answer a question related to North Korea because its also included in his book, which is undergoing pre-publication review by the government. The Trump administration already has raised concern about the manuscript divulging secret information.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bolton-warns-of-possible-censorship-of-his-white-house-memoir/ar-BB106imW?li=BBnb7Kz
It's no secret Trump is an incompetent boob but I think that's the stuff he wants censored more than anything.
TEB
(12,872 posts)Coward fake ass chicken hawk willing send our kids off to war with Iran. But cant testify to senate or congress.
Typical republican. Only speaks up when it affects him, and book sales. I hope his book FLOPS big time. If he truly cared about this county, he would have appeared in front of Congress and spilled the beans on the boob in the WH. He worked for Dubya and that was bad enough, but tRump is even worse and even DUMBER. A real patriot would have spoken up during the Cheney administration and all the lies we were fed at that time.
Roy Rolling
(6,928 posts)Who cares, Johnny? The only thing important about his memoirs is that he put a price tag on his patriotism.
We all know Trump is a dumpster fire, Boltons version is old news.
Chemisse
(30,814 posts)His book will be anticlimactic.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)and he doesn't have the balls to stand up to Trump.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)Question for you Bolton, you could have said a lot in a public hearing, how fair would that have been? Now you cant't sell your f^** book.
bucolic_frolic
(43,252 posts)ancianita
(36,130 posts)Fuck too little too late Bolton.
msongs
(67,433 posts)information out besides a book
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Could have made any White House objections moot. If its in the public record, censorship for any reason is like closing the barn door after the horse is gone.
As for Bolton - I got zero sympathy.
mpcamb
(2,873 posts)Go spend your blood money, you self-seeking money-hungry cowardly rat.
TeamPooka
(24,242 posts)s if your book doesn't sell.
fucker
SunSeeker
(51,648 posts)You are a greedy, soulless piece of shit traitor, Bolton.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)The only people who matter are themselves.
Lonestarblue
(10,049 posts)If he truly wants information about Trumps corruption to come out, he can testify. He no longer works for Trump. Is executive privilege even applicable? I think I remember reading that executive privilege cannot be raised to hide criminal conduct. If Trump is able to prevent publication and Bolton still refuses to testify, he is a traitor to,his country.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Like, oh, House Foreign Affairs or House Judiciary or House Oversight, etc ? Even if he was threatened with jail, as long as he's testifying in secret, what judge is going to throw him in jail for a long time ?
He might get a few weeks in jail, but a small price for democracy. He can then testify publicly later.
And, oh yea, I agree with everyone else that he's far more worried and has been far more worried about money and potential revenue streams from TrumpRepublicans than democracy.
relayerbob
(6,550 posts)he would have already said what needs to be said, and if he was concerned about "censorship", he would post it on the Internet tomorrow.
But what he really seems to want is publicity, so he gets good sales
wishstar
(5,271 posts)There are portions of the manuscript that deal with Ukraine, he said. I view that like the sprinkles on the ice cream sundae, meaning, in terms of whats in the book.
SunSeeker
(51,648 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)Your RW cronie buddies cannot censor what you have to say under oath.
certainot
(9,090 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)and certainly not gonna pay a dime for it. We dont reward cowards, this administration has enough as it is.
Demonaut
(8,924 posts)Paladin
(28,269 posts)Blues Heron
(5,939 posts)goo goo goo joob
Javaman
(62,532 posts)Firestorm49
(4,036 posts)This guy knows how to play the publicity game as good as any ad man or woman. Blah, blah, blah.
Id buy it if I didnt despise him so much, so his flurry of press babble is falling on my deaf ears.
Big Bill Barr will has Muellered him. What we will eventually learn from the book wont be much worse than the daily insanity that we already have to endure from the White House.
Hes as much of a carnival huckster as this administrations puppet masters.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Hoes on interviews and says, this is the gist of what Trump doesn't want you to hear.
But he won't. He'll just whine.
dem4decades
(11,301 posts)I din't see a book do you?
The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)This jackass.
Look, just go the Lev Parnas route if you have information you think the American people need to know so bad. Whats Trump going to do? Sue you? And? That would lead to discovery, nest pas? Who do you think that hurts, him or you?
No, but what this is REALLY is about selling a book. Were a capitalist society and I dont begrudge anyone turning a profit where they can get it legally, but I hope Bolton doesnt make Dollar One from this book. The greed is just too naked...
Rider3
(919 posts)I hope his book IS put on hold. The guy wouldn't testify, but he wants to sell the book? Screw him. He's screwing us.
gembaby1
(253 posts)Maybe he should have testified before the senate with all his information. And dont tell me he wasnt going be allowed. A lot of the GOP were still in doubt at that time about having witnesses. If he had kicked up a huge fuss then that clown Ronald McConnell wouldnt have been able to prevent him.
I refuse to to waste my money on that enablers book!
Paladin
(28,269 posts)Bolton isn't showing any indication that he has the guts to utilize such ways. Worthless piece of shit---talks a real good game about committing hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers to pointless wars, but lacks the cojones to take a principled act, himself. Typical conservative.