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On the recordJune 16, 2021
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.
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John Bolton
Republican · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Bolton comments on the closure of the criminal investigation regarding his book and criticizes Trump for attempting to suppress it.

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