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"In taking it upon himself to publish his book without securing final approval from national intelligence authorities, Bolton may indeed have caused the country irreparable harm," Lamberth wrote. "But in the Internet age, even a handful of copies in circulation could irrevocably destroy confidentiality. A single dedicated individual with a book in hand could publish its contents far and wide from his local coffee shop. With hundreds of thousands of copies around the globeโmany in newsroomsโthe damage is done. There is no restoring the status quo."
The Justice Department had filed its lawsuit Tuesday against Bolton seeking to prevent his highly anticipated memoir from becoming public.
Bolton, who served as Trump's third national security adviser between April 2018 to September 2019, offers one of the most detailed accounts to date of the Trump White House in the book, titled "The Room Where It Happened."
Lamberth said in his decision that the Trump administration's lawsuit is likely to succeed, which is usually a major factor that judges consider in deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction. But in this case, Lamberth said, such an injunction would not remedy any potential damage caused by Bolton's book.
Bolton now faces the risk of losing out on royalties from the tell-all if the Trump administration wins in court. There's also the possibility that Trump's former national security adviser is vulnerable to criminal charges for disclosing classified information.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/503695-judge-denies-request-to-block-bolton-book
Judge: Cat's already out of the bag; can't stuff it back in at this point.