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Originally Posted by Skybird
And who says that this claim is true? Says the accused (his accomplices). who wants the book prohibited because it is to his personal disadvantage.
I say again, Bolton is in business long enough to know what top secret and classified material is. At least one would expect that. He would not intentionally make himself vulnerable by releasing classified material.
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Bolton will have to live by the rules that will be inforced by the National Security Council. Like it or not. But I'm sure Bolton knows this. He has been in high profile posts before.
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“Under federal law and the nondisclosure agreements your client signed as a condition for gaining access to classified information, the manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information,” said the letter, dated Jan. 23, a copy of which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The letter was signed by Ellen Knight, senior director for Records, Access and Information Security Management at the NSC.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-h...is-11580332992
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Former administration officials who have held a security clearance are required to submit manuscripts to the agency that held their clearance—in Mr. Bolton’s case, the NSC. Federal law prohibits the disclosure of classified information. As part of the process of obtaining a security clearance, Mr. Bolton had to agree to obtain signoff from the administration before disclosing information about his time at the White House, including by writing a book.
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CNN's framing of the letter as a 'threat' is typical 'bombshell' reporting. It's standard procedure.