Justice Department files lawsuit to block John Bolton's book from publication

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton.
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The Justice Department is officially calling for John Bolton to delay publication of his book — and it wants a few more things, too.

The former national security adviser's White House memoir, titled The Room Where it Happens, is set to come out next week and possibly reveal President Trump's "transgressions" and "malpractice." So the DOJ is taking a very last-minute stab at stopping the book's publication before it's reviewed, filing a lawsuit Tuesday to delay the book and seize any profits Bolton makes from its sale.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.