John Bolton actually said...
Trump used the question of classified information purely as a pretext to try and suppress a book he did not want to come out before the November 2020 election. My book did go through a pre-publication review process. It was cleared his decision by the Justice Department is a vindication of the rule of law against what was another abuse of power by Donald Trump.
Context
Bolton comments on the closure of the criminal investigation regarding his book and criticizes Trump for attempting to suppress it.
06/16/2021