The Bill Barr Department of Injustice has filed a civil action against John Bolton to prevent him from publishing his upcoming book exposing the incompetence of the Trump administration. This is not shocking at all. The White House slow-walked the review and approval of the book for months. Now that the release date is upon us - just 7 days (June 23rd) - they have realized there is not much they can do. The book is printed. It is coming. So now their only option is straight up revenge and retaliation towards Bolton.
Here is the filing:
More context:
But further analysis shows that this actually won't stop publication - they just don't want Bolton to profit from it.
Here is a real breakdown of the filing, what it means and what the DOJ is attempting to do:
Pretty much sums it up:
The discovery will be very interesting and may shed light on things Donald Trump does not want coming out. Just another example of the politicization of the Department of Justice to act as the personal law firm for the most corrupt President* in the history of our country.
