Former national security adviser John Bolton reportedly plans to move ahead with publishing his tell-all book this month even if he doesn’t get approval from the White House.
After several delays so that the National Security Council could review the manuscript of his forthcoming memoir, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, Bolton’s publication date was last pushed to June 23. According to the Washington Post, he plans to stick with that publication date whether or not the White House signs off on the book because he believes it does not contain any classified information.
Sources told the publication on Sunday that Bolton is in negotiations to promote the book with several network television channels and is considering going on a book tour the weekend before publication.
Bolton and President Trump have publicly quarreled in recent months over the book’s contents, some of which were leaked earlier this year, including details about the president’s phone call with the leader of Ukraine that became the foundation for his impeachment.
The former national security adviser exited the Trump administration in late 2019 and has been critical of the president in his public comments since. In February, Trump reportedly said he was “going to try and block the publication of the book” and called Bolton a “traitor.”
