Despite the uproar surrounding John Bolton’s new memoir, publisher Simon & Schuster is standing firm on its intended March 17 publication date.
An S&S spokesman declined to make an official statement amid blowback from President Trump, saying only that there is “no change” in the publication date for “The Room Where It Happened.”
Trump has called for his former national security adviser’s memoir to be blocked, claiming it contains classified material.
The yet-to-be-published manuscript played a central role in Senate impeachment discussions this week after the New York Times late Sunday reported Bolton’s claims that Trump told him in August 2019 that the president was withholding $391 million in aid to Ukraine until he had a promise that the powers that be there would launch investigations into Joe Biden, whose son had ties to Ukraine.
Trump on Monday denied he said it. “If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book,” he said.
Bolton lawyer Charles Cooper said he does not believe “The Room Where It Happened” contains classified material but is pushing for an expeditious decision from the National Security Council on its content — even as it remains possible for Bolton to be called to testify in the Senate impeachment trial.
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