Former security advisor John Bolton ‘to publish scathing tell-all book’ after Trump ‘tried to block it’
FORMER security advisor John Bolton is planning to publish a scathing, tell-all book about his time at the White House national – even though Donald Trump "tried to block it," reports say.
, who served in the Trump administration from April 2018 to September 2019, is reportedly forging ahead with releasing “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” on June 23 despite 's objection to it.
The 592-page book, initially , has not been signed off on by the White House pending the National Security Council's classification review process, as per the .
The publication previously reported how Trump privately blasted for painting him in such a negative light
The news comes after the Trump administration reportedly tried to stop it from being published for months and Bolton claimed they were trying to "suppress" him from revealing the President's interactions with Ukraine.
It was that July 2019 call with Volodymyr Zelensky that led to the US leader’s impeachment trial from which he was .
Bolton left his post after serving 17 months as Trump’s third national security adviser due to disagreements about policy.
Both took to Twitter to address the situation – after Bolton was allowed to re-access his account – with Trump claiming his former aide was fired, while Bolton said he resigned.
The bombshell tome is set to give a revealing account of Bolton's experience as Trump's security advisor.
The Post reported that it will deal with the President's decision-making, administration in-fighting, and foreign policy relating to Ukraine, Venezuela, North Korea and Iran.
The New York Times published explosive claims that Bolton's book corroborated allegations Trump refused to send military aid to Ukraine unless they investigated the Bidens.
Back in February, Bolton told faculty and members of the public at Duke University that the Ukraine ruckus and Trump's impeachment were merely “sprinkles on the ice cream sundae” compared to the rest of his book.
However, Trump has previously lambasted Bolton, dismissing the claims in his book as "nasty" and "untrue."
Likewise, he is said to have butted heads on numerous occasions with top aides like Mike Pompeo.
The Post noted that in theory, the bombshell book could result in Bolton losing his security clearance or forgo sale profits from it.
His lawyer, Charles Cooper reportedly to the National Security Council to vet at the end of December.
The Sun has contacted Cooper for comment.
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Bolton previously taunted Trump supporters by hinting at revelations about the US President’s infamous Ukraine phone call in his upcoming book.
In it, the ex-national security adviser Bolton claimed Trump wanted to freeze $391m in aid to Ukraine until their government helped probe his Democratic rival Biden.
Trump has previously said that Bolton would have started "World War Six" by now if he had listened to his former national security adviser.