“It certainly looks difficult to me over what I can do about all these books all over the country,” Judge Royce Lamberth said. “In exchange for money, he has broken that promise,” said David Morrell, deputy assistant attorney general, who described Bolton as a “disgruntled” author. Bolton was with his lawyers listening in on the hearing, but Bolton was not expected to speak. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPBut the judge said Bolton didn’t receive “written authorization” to publish the book from the National Security Council. But the Justice Department claimed Bolton received an email that instructed him that the pre-publication process was not completed.

Source: Fox News June 19, 2020 19:08 UTC