MSNBC just reported Bolton is under DOJ investigation

[CatWoman]

will provide more details as they come

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Are Barr and Trump going to punish him for writing his book?

Or is this legit?

[Demsrule86]

2. Nothing the justice department does under Trump is legit.

[CatWoman]

3. ....

Washington (CNN)The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the possibility that former national security adviser John Bolton "unlawfully disclosed classified information" in a memoir he published earlier this year, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Citing conversations with three people familiar with the matter, the Times said DOJ "has convened a grand jury, which issued a subpoena for communications records from Simon & Schuster, the publisher" of Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened," which was released in June.

The Trump administration had previously tried to block the book's release in court, arguing Bolton did not complete required pre-publication of the manuscript to make sure classified information was not contained in it. A federal judge rebuffed the administration's attempts, but left open the possibility that Bolton could face criminal charges or be forced to hand over profits related to the book.

The Times reported that two of the people familiar with the issue said Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe referred the matter to DOJ last month. The move prompted the head of the department's national security division to open the criminal investigation, a person briefed on the case told the newspaper.

Bolton, who served for a time as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, has said he has complied with all of the revisions requested by the White House.

Attorney General William Barr declined to comment on the matter when asked about it on Tuesday by CNN.
The Times noted that Trump has signaled that he wants Bolton prosecuted, including in tweets this summer in which he claimed Bolton "broke the law" and "should be in jail, money seized, for disseminating, for profit, highly Classified information."

Bolton's memoir presents a damning picture of Trump's White House. He wrote that the President only genuinely cares about his reelection and asked leaders of Ukraine and China to help him win in November. Bolton also said Trump is woefully uninformed about basic matters of foreign policy and is obsessed with shaping media coverage of his presidency.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/15/politics/john-bolton-book-criminal-case-justice-department/index.html

[Claustrum]

4. They are investigating him for allegedly leaking security information in the book

But didn't the book go through some kind of screen from the government? I think I heard about that before the book came out.

[WyattKansas]

5. Maybe Bolton should start screeching more tRUMP secrets and lies to burn him first.

Change the leadership and his tRUMP 'hit order' goes away.

[Chainfire]

6. That is what happens in a banana republic.

If he was in Russia he would fall of a balcony.

All of the warning signs are here, now.

[woodsprite]

8. Or be forced to consume a hot novichok toddy. nt

[Dream Girl]

7. Serves him right.

He should have testified at the impeachment trial but he was holding out for the big bucks,

[C_U_L8R]

9. Trump is using USA resources to extract revenge

It will go nowhere but Trump is giddy making his 'enemies' rack up huge lawyer fees. This is corruption at its worst.

[kentuck]

10. Loch him up!

He should have spoken up when he had the chance.

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

11. This is HORRIFICALLY HYSTERICAL because as a broad of almost 57 y.o., I'm old enough to

remember when the Demented Asshole revealed to Woodward information BRAND NEW, SUPER SECRET, ULTRA SHINY, WEAPON SYSTEM ...{{{{ON HIS PERSONAL IPhone!!}}}}, that was doubtlessly OVERHEARD by every intelligence agency on the planet, SO REALLY, DUMB PHUQQS? Amemba that? These hypocritical morons use their personal UNSECURED EMAIL accounts for EVERYTHING, yet HIllary was pilloried for using her email account on a personal server. Seem to recall issues, (ONGOING ISSUES), with "personal servers".

I'm SO sick & tired of this neverending flow of this IGNORANT phuckery! This shit cannot & WILL NOT be allowed to stand. They ALL need to be IMPRISONED underneath the worst prisons on the planet. Let them find out what "SHITHOLE" REALLY means!

[Cosmo Blues]

12. He's always been a jerk

John Bolton has the worst ethics and morals, but I'm guessing he probably knows more about classified information than the people, presumably newly installed, that review this case, and can't we just assume this is retaliation