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PJMcK

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25. Watch what happens now

Reply to yaesu (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:37 PM

Jan 2020

Simon & Schuster should go ahead and publish Bolton's book. Let the Trump administration try to bring a lawsuit against the publisher. Trump won't do it because he can't win in court. His claims of national security will not hold up.

Something about the Pentagon Papers is tingling in the back of my memory...

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White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book [View all] yaesu Jan 2020 OP

But Trump just said it was fiction. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #1

A threat wearing a tuxedo? dchill Jan 2020 #2

The CNN story doesn't cite the letter nor threat. sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #3

I believe tRump is refusing his books publication due to sensitive material, Bolton wants to testify yaesu Jan 2020 #4

Here's the letter: Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #5

👍👍👍 yaesu Jan 2020 #6

Executive Order 13526 OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2020 #7

Sorry, I don't beleive that John Bolton would put classified information in his manuscript. Trump iluvtennis Jan 2020 #8

Yup - Bolton knows better than to do so. This is a transparent hail-mary attempt to stop the book Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #9

yup, as with everything else they're claiming classified info, national security and exec privilege onetexan Jan 2020 #12

Frankly, when is the trump admin NOT lying? calimary Jan 2020 #16

One assumes they sleep, sometimes. So when they are unconscious. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #18

Unless he talks in his sleep. Probably lies there, too. calimary Jan 2020 #28

LOL :-) nt iluvtennis Jan 2020 #31

See, you used the word 'the' and 'and' and 'also', so we're going to have to classify the whole book AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #17

I knew WH would try to shut him up. Bet Bolton had heads up and approved leak of book details. wishstar Jan 2020 #26

hilarious! The letter was dated January 23, 2020 MadLinguist Jan 2020 #10

whitehouse had copies made and distributed, so its NO Nation Security issue can be argued beachbumbob Jan 2020 #11

Just another of the multiple cover-ups and obstructions of this admin. YOHABLO Jan 2020 #13

Add it to the miles-long list of impeachable offenses. OMGWTF Jan 2020 #22

absolutely ! YOHABLO Jan 2020 #23

Trump is shitting bricks Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #14

Nah, he's perpetually constipated. Can't you read that in his face? YOHABLO Jan 2020 #24

Comment Of The Day JohnnyRingo Jan 2020 #30

Someone innocent would never do this DBoon Jan 2020 #15

So dotard read book??!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #19

LOL - He didn't like the illustrations denem Jan 2020 #20

No. One of his aides read it to trump after they diapered him and put him to bed. Cousin Dupree Jan 2020 #21

oh, nasty. a good nasty. riversedge Jan 2020 #34

Watch what happens now PJMcK Jan 2020 #25

I would hope that would spur the prickly Bolton to want to talk even more. calimary Jan 2020 #29

I 100% knew this would happen. lark Jan 2020 #27

I'd publish it anyway. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2020 #32

Trump throws hissy fit after finishing picture book version of Bolton's manuscript. TheFourthMind Jan 2020 #33