WASHINGTON—The government official assigned to examine whether former national security adviser John Bolton’s book contains classified information said Trump administration lawyers asked her to sign misleading statements about her review, adding fuel to Mr. Bolton’s claims that he was targeted for his unflattering portrait of President Trump. In a 17-page letter, an attorney for Ellen Knight, the then-National Security Council official whose office conducted the review, said White House lawyers were involved to an unusual...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 23, 2020 13:43 UTC