(CNN 1:34 PM ET, Wed January 29, 2020): “White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book” https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/politics/donald-trump-john-bolton-white-house-book/index.html In a letter to Bolton’s lawyer, a top official at the National Security Council wrote the unpublished manuscript of Bolton’s book “appears to contain significant amounts of classified information” and couldn’t be published as written.
The letter, which is dated January 23, said some of the information was classified at the “top secret” level, meaning it “reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave harm to the national security.”
“The manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information,” the letter reads. See http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/01/29/attachment.1.pdf
Charles Cooper, a lawyer for former national security adviser John Bolton, said in a statement to The Associated Press and other news outlets on Sunday that he submitted Bolton’s manuscript to the National Security Council’s Records Management Division to review its contents for classified information on Dec. 30, a standard practice for former government officials writing books. Cooper said he was given assurances at the time that the manuscript would not be seen by those outside staffers involved in the review process.
“Bolton pushes back on White House book claims, is ‘preparing’ to testify” (NY Post January 30, 2020 @ 11:34am) https://nypost.com/2020/01/30/bolton-pushes-back-on-white-house-book-claims-is-preparing-to-testify/
Also: “John Bolton raised the alarm about the firing of former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch last year — telling the House Foreign Affairs Committee to look into her sacking because he thought it was suspect.
New York Rep. Eliot Engel, the committee’s Democratic chairman, revealed Wednesday that Bolton called him in September, shortly after he was ousted as President Trump’s national security adviser, and “strongly implied” her dismissal was improper.
“President Trump is wrong that John Bolton didn’t say anything about the Trump-Ukraine Scandal at the time the President fired him. He said something to me,” Engel said in a statement released Wednesday morning.” https://nypost.com/2020/01/29/john-bolton-warned-house-committee-about-marie-yovanovitch-firing-last-year/
“Trump signs Uyghur human rights bill on same day Bolton alleges he told Xi to proceed with detention camps” (CNN 4:31 PM ET, Wed June 17, 2020) https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/politics/trump-uyghur-human-rights-bolton-china/index.html
“The US State Department estimates that more than one million Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups have been detained by the Chinese government in internment camps, where they are reportedly “subjected to torture, cruel and inhumane treatment such as physical and sexual abuse, forced labor and death.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang “the stain of the century.”
The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate. The legislation condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the detention centers and recommends a tougher response to the human rights abuses suffered by Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in the region.”
See https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/uyghur-bill-senate-china/index.html
“President Trump said it would be “cool” to invade Venezuela and that the South American country was “really part of the United States,” according to a forthcoming book authored by former White House national security adviser John Bolton.” https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/503279-bolton-book-trump-said-itd-be-cool-to-invade-venezuela-claims
“Bolton describes the exchange in his new book, “In The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,” which was obtained in advance by a handful of news outlets.
…One specific instance he points to is the allegation that Trump solicited Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assistance in winning reelection. Bolton claims Trump stressed the importance of getting the vote from U.S. farmers and advocated that China make more purchases of U.S. soybeans and wheat to help his electoral chances.” See https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/503237-bolton-says-trump-asked-chinese-leader-for-help-with-election
“…In another eye-opening exchange published in the Wall Street Journal, Trump also seems to support Xi’s idea of eliminating presidential term limits. “Xi said he wanted to work with Trump for six more years, and Trump replied that people were saying that the two-term constitutional limit on presidents should be repealed for him,” Bolton writes. “Xi said the US had too many elections, because he didn’t want to switch away from Trump, who nodded approvingly.” (Guardian: “John Bolton’s bombshell Trump book: eight of its most stunning claims”) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/john-bolton-book-trump-china-dictators-saudi-arabia
● John Bolton: It’s ‘Remarkable’ Trump Says He Wasn’t Briefed About Russia’s Reported U.S. Troop Bounties (Time June 28, 2020) https://time.com/5860939/john-bolton-trump-russia-bounties-us-troops/
● Congressman Matt Gaetz said John Bolton was a “mascot” used by the Trump administration to “troll” Iran, and claimed the former national security adviser was routinely ignored. (TIME 6/29/20) https://www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-john-bolton-trump-administration-mascot-troll-iran-1514041 The Florida Republican, a close ally of Trump, told Fox News on Sunday night that Bolton wanted to “invade everywhere” and represented an “America Last” vision of conservatism.
● “President Donald Trump and the White House knew earlier than was previously reported about alleged Russian bounties offered to Afghan militants to kill American service members, according to new reports Monday night.
Trump received a written briefing in February about intelligence regarding the alleged bounties, The New York Times reported Monday night, citing two officials with knowledge of the matter.
The Associated Press, citing officials with direct knowledge of the matter, also reported that the White House was aware of the matter much earlier, in early 2019. Then-national security advisor John Bolton told colleagues that he briefed Trump on the matter in March 2019, the AP added. (CNBC 6/30/20) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/29/trump-received-written-briefing-on-russian-bounties-in-february.html See also “AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019” https://apnews.com/425e43fa0ffdd6e126c5171653ec47d1
“US Justice Department subpoenas publisher of John Bolton’s book : The subpoena reportedly seeks all communication between Bolton, his publisher and agent, citing national security.” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/justice-department-subpoenas-publisher-john-bolton-book-200915174124224.html “The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton mishandled classified information when he published a book about his time in the White House, multiple US media outlets have reported.
The Trump administration previously sought a court order to prevent Bolton from publishing the book, which is highly critical of Trump.
The New York Times, also citing anonymous sources, reported that lawyers for the National Security Council and the Justice Department debated whether opening the investigation would be viewed as a political act with just seven weeks remaining before Trump faces former Vice President Joe Biden on November 3 national polls.” See also https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/us/politics/john-bolton-book-criminal-investigation.html
Eideard 
“Trump slams Bolton as Senate considers calling him as a witness” (CNN 9:54 AM ET, Wed January 29, 2020) https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/politics/donald-trump-john-bolton/index.html
Trump claims Bolton book is ‘classified national security’ https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/29/trump-john-bolton-witness-trial-108698
Former national security adviser John Bolton and his forthcoming book are threatening to draw Attorney General William Barr into the impeachment political fight that Barr has deftly avoided for months. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/politics/john-bolton-william-barr-impeachment-fight/index.html
(CNN 1:34 PM ET, Wed January 29, 2020): “White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book” https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/politics/donald-trump-john-bolton-white-house-book/index.html In a letter to Bolton’s lawyer, a top official at the National Security Council wrote the unpublished manuscript of Bolton’s book “appears to contain significant amounts of classified information” and couldn’t be published as written.
The letter, which is dated January 23, said some of the information was classified at the “top secret” level, meaning it “reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave harm to the national security.”
“The manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information,” the letter reads. See http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/01/29/attachment.1.pdf
Charles Cooper, a lawyer for former national security adviser John Bolton, said in a statement to The Associated Press and other news outlets on Sunday that he submitted Bolton’s manuscript to the National Security Council’s Records Management Division to review its contents for classified information on Dec. 30, a standard practice for former government officials writing books. Cooper said he was given assurances at the time that the manuscript would not be seen by those outside staffers involved in the review process.
John Bolton had good reasons not to leak his book — so who did? https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/480303-john-bolton-had-good-reasons-not-to-leak-his-book-so-who-did
“Bolton pushes back on White House book claims, is ‘preparing’ to testify” (NY Post January 30, 2020 @ 11:34am) https://nypost.com/2020/01/30/bolton-pushes-back-on-white-house-book-claims-is-preparing-to-testify/
Also: “John Bolton raised the alarm about the firing of former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch last year — telling the House Foreign Affairs Committee to look into her sacking because he thought it was suspect.
New York Rep. Eliot Engel, the committee’s Democratic chairman, revealed Wednesday that Bolton called him in September, shortly after he was ousted as President Trump’s national security adviser, and “strongly implied” her dismissal was improper.
“President Trump is wrong that John Bolton didn’t say anything about the Trump-Ukraine Scandal at the time the President fired him. He said something to me,” Engel said in a statement released Wednesday morning.” https://nypost.com/2020/01/29/john-bolton-warned-house-committee-about-marie-yovanovitch-firing-last-year/
(Guardian): “Trump is trying to block publication of John Bolton’s book. What’s he scared of? The memoir reportedly depicts Trump as caring more about re-election than US national security. No wonder he wants to quash it” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/17/trump-block-john-bolton-book
(Bloomberg): “Trump Lawsuit Against John Bolton Is Beyond Frivolous : The government is resorting to bizarre legal ploys to stop publication of the former official’s book.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-17/trump-lawsuit-against-john-bolton-book-is-beyond-frivolous
(CNN): “Trump scrambles to suppress inconvenient information with Bolton book and coronavirus” https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/politics/trump-bolton-coronavirus/index.html
(Washington Post): “Trump asked China’s Xi to help him win reelection, according to Bolton book.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-asked-chinas-xi-to-help-him-win-reelection-according-to-bolton-book/2020/06/17/d4ea601c-ad7a-11ea-868b-93d63cd833b2_story.html
(New York Daily News): “Stephen Colbert says he has a copy of John Bolton’s tell-all and will interview him Tuesday” https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-stephen-colbert-john-bolton-book-20200617-6xuug3rzqneixie2hzaxlnah7q-story.html
“Trump signs Uyghur human rights bill on same day Bolton alleges he told Xi to proceed with detention camps” (CNN 4:31 PM ET, Wed June 17, 2020) https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/politics/trump-uyghur-human-rights-bolton-china/index.html
“The US State Department estimates that more than one million Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups have been detained by the Chinese government in internment camps, where they are reportedly “subjected to torture, cruel and inhumane treatment such as physical and sexual abuse, forced labor and death.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang “the stain of the century.”
The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate. The legislation condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the detention centers and recommends a tougher response to the human rights abuses suffered by Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in the region.”
See https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/uyghur-bill-senate-china/index.html
“President Trump said it would be “cool” to invade Venezuela and that the South American country was “really part of the United States,” according to a forthcoming book authored by former White House national security adviser John Bolton.” https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/503279-bolton-book-trump-said-itd-be-cool-to-invade-venezuela-claims
“Bolton describes the exchange in his new book, “In The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,” which was obtained in advance by a handful of news outlets.
…One specific instance he points to is the allegation that Trump solicited Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assistance in winning reelection. Bolton claims Trump stressed the importance of getting the vote from U.S. farmers and advocated that China make more purchases of U.S. soybeans and wheat to help his electoral chances.” See https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/503237-bolton-says-trump-asked-chinese-leader-for-help-with-election
“…In another eye-opening exchange published in the Wall Street Journal, Trump also seems to support Xi’s idea of eliminating presidential term limits. “Xi said he wanted to work with Trump for six more years, and Trump replied that people were saying that the two-term constitutional limit on presidents should be repealed for him,” Bolton writes. “Xi said the US had too many elections, because he didn’t want to switch away from Trump, who nodded approvingly.” (Guardian: “John Bolton’s bombshell Trump book: eight of its most stunning claims”) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/john-bolton-book-trump-china-dictators-saudi-arabia
“Trump’s legal battle to halt Bolton’s book is only one part of a ferocious campaign against his former aide” (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/19/trumps-lawsuit-to-halt-bolton-book-is-one-part-of-a-vicious-campaign.html
“Bolton’s book makes it clear: Trump is the amoral charlatan we knew he was” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/19/john-bolton-book-trump-china
“John Bolton just revealed Donald Trump’s dirty little secret” https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/22/politics/john-bolton-trump-room-where-it-happened/index.html
(the secret is that there’s no secret: “There really isn’t any guiding principle — that I was able to discern other than — what’s good for Donald Trump’s reelection.”)
● John Bolton: It’s ‘Remarkable’ Trump Says He Wasn’t Briefed About Russia’s Reported U.S. Troop Bounties (Time June 28, 2020) https://time.com/5860939/john-bolton-trump-russia-bounties-us-troops/
● Congressman Matt Gaetz said John Bolton was a “mascot” used by the Trump administration to “troll” Iran, and claimed the former national security adviser was routinely ignored. (TIME 6/29/20) https://www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-john-bolton-trump-administration-mascot-troll-iran-1514041 The Florida Republican, a close ally of Trump, told Fox News on Sunday night that Bolton wanted to “invade everywhere” and represented an “America Last” vision of conservatism.
● “President Donald Trump and the White House knew earlier than was previously reported about alleged Russian bounties offered to Afghan militants to kill American service members, according to new reports Monday night.
Trump received a written briefing in February about intelligence regarding the alleged bounties, The New York Times reported Monday night, citing two officials with knowledge of the matter.
The Associated Press, citing officials with direct knowledge of the matter, also reported that the White House was aware of the matter much earlier, in early 2019. Then-national security advisor John Bolton told colleagues that he briefed Trump on the matter in March 2019, the AP added. (CNBC 6/30/20) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/29/trump-received-written-briefing-on-russian-bounties-in-february.html See also “AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019” https://apnews.com/425e43fa0ffdd6e126c5171653ec47d1
“US Justice Department subpoenas publisher of John Bolton’s book : The subpoena reportedly seeks all communication between Bolton, his publisher and agent, citing national security.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/justice-department-subpoenas-publisher-john-bolton-book-200915174124224.html “The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton mishandled classified information when he published a book about his time in the White House, multiple US media outlets have reported.
The Trump administration previously sought a court order to prevent Bolton from publishing the book, which is highly critical of Trump.
The New York Times, also citing anonymous sources, reported that lawyers for the National Security Council and the Justice Department debated whether opening the investigation would be viewed as a political act with just seven weeks remaining before Trump faces former Vice President Joe Biden on November 3 national polls.” See also https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/us/politics/john-bolton-book-criminal-investigation.html
8AM MDT, tomorrow morning, 16th