US sues ex-Trump adviser Bolton to block book publication

ReutersPublished: Jun 16, 2020 11:44 PM | Updated: Jun 17, 2020 2:04 AM

The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton (above), seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security.

The civil lawsuit came one day after US President Donald Trump said Bolton would be breaking the law if the book was published...

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