OREANDA-NEWS. US officials have sued John Bolton, former security advisor for President Donald Trump, to prevent him from publishing a book about his stay in the White House in 2018–2019.

This was reported by Reuters agency. It is noted that the US administration believes that the book may contain classified information that jeopardizes the country’s security. The lawsuit was filed a day after the President spoke out against the publication.

Bolton’s book should be issued on June 23. Previously, its publication was repeatedly delayed after the White House’s statements about Bolton’s plans to promulgate classified information. It is known from an annotation by Simon & Schuster publishing house that in his book the former advisor sharply criticized Trump’s foreign policy.

On February 23, The Washington Post reported, citing sources, that President Trump intended to prevent the publication of the book written by Bolton; the head of state claimed that the author is a traitor.