Attorney Kenneth Wainstein described the months Knight spent on “the most intensive prepublication review process in recent memory at the NSC,” and how she had never seen such involvement from political appointees before. LAWYER SAYS BOLTON 'WILL COOPERATE FULLY' AFTER DOJ LAUNCHES PROBE INTO BOOK"[A]s a career professional in the field of classified information management, Ms. Knight is very concerned about the politicization -- or even the perceived politicization -- of the prepublication review process," the letter said. She was told that there was concern that others could read the manuscript through the internal records system and leak information. “These interactions with NSC Legal in the course of a prepublication review were unprecedented in her experience,” Wainstein said. Bolton asserted that he was told the book was good for release—Knight also challenged this claim, noting that she told him the process was not complete.

Source: Fox News September 23, 2020 18:56 UTC