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White House Objects to Bolton Book, Says It Can't Be Published in Current
Form

Reuters

   WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesdayobjected to the publication of
   a book written byformerWhite Housenational security adviser John Bolton
   thatdepictsPresident DonaldTrump ashaving playeda central role in a
   pressure campaignon Ukraine.

   A letter from the White House's National Security Council toBolton's
   attorney said the manuscript appeared to contain"significant amounts of
   classified information" and could not bepublished in its current form.
   Some material was consideredtopsecret,according to the letter, which
   was seen by Reuters.

   "Under federal law and the nondisclosure agreements yourclient signed
   as a condition for gaining access to classifiedinformation, the
   manuscript may not be published or otherwisedisclosed without the
   deletion of this classified information,"the letter said.

   Reports about the contents of Bolton's book appear to boostthe
   Democrats' caseagainst Trump at his trial. Democrats wantto call
   Bolton, a foreign policy hawk in several Republicanadministrations, to
   testify,but many Republican senators have sofar resisted any new
   witnesses.

   A spokeswoman for Bolton had no comment. Neither hispublisher nor
   lawyer immediately responded to requests forcomment.

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