Justice Department drops Trump-era criminal probe and lawsuit related to John Bolton's book

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The Justice Department has agreed to drop a lawsuit against former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, which sought to grab royalties from him for publishing his book without full approval

The Trump-era criminal investigation had scrutinized whether Bolton's book illegally revealed national security information, while the lawsuit had sought to grab royalties from Bolton for publishing his book without the administration's full approval.The end of the proceedings marks yet another wrap-up by the Biden administration of politically charged cases and investigative moves toward Trump's political opponents.

Prosecutors also realized, the people briefed on the matter said, that they likely couldn't use testimony from what would have been their star witness, Michael Ellis, a former White House national security lawyer who played a role in retroactively classifying parts of Bolton's book and whom the former president tried to install as general counsel at the National Security Agency.

 

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