The White House has informed former national security adviser John Bolton that his book manuscript appeared to contain 'significant amounts of classified information' and could not be published in its current form. The letter from the White House National Security Council to Bolton's attorney, Charles Cooper, and seen by Reuters, said the manuscript contained some material that was considered 'TOP SECRET.' And at the trial Trump's attorneys were asked exactly when the White House counsel's office - which is led by Pat Cipollone, who is leading Trump's defense - know about Bolton's manuscript. Deputy White House Counsel Patrick Philbin said he did not know. Deputy White House counsel Patrick Philbin told senators Wednesday on a question about hearing from Bolton and other witnesses: 'This institution will be effectively paralyzed for months-on-end.'

Source: Daily Mail January 29, 2020 18:27 UTC