The White House is seeking to block publication of certain parts of a forthcoming memoir by forme…

The White House is seeking to block publication of certain parts of a forthcoming memoir by former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonTrump allies throw jabs at Bolton over book’s claimsGOP confident of win on witnessesGiuliani calls Bolton a ‘backstabber’ over Ukraine allegationsMORE.
In a letter obtained by The Hill, a National Security Council (NSC) official said review of Bolton’s manuscript determined it contained “significant amounts of classified information.”
“Under federal law and the nondisclosure agreements your client signed as a condition for gaining access to classified information, the manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information,” Ellen J. Knight, NSCs senior director for records, access and information security management wrote to Bolton’s attorney.
The book has received significant attention since The New York Times reported that a draft contains the claim that Trump said he did not want to release nearly $400 million in security aid for Ukraine until the country agreed to help investigate his political rivals.
A spokeswoman for Bolton declined to comment. A representative for Bolton’s attorney, Charles Cooper, said Cooper did not have further comment beyond his statement earlier this week that the manuscript was submitted to the NSC in late December for a standard review for classified information.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 
The House impeached Trump last month for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine. The Senate is in the middle of the president’s impeachment trial, where opening arguments concluded on Tuesday.
The book’s claims, as reported by the Times, directly contradict Trump’s lawyers’ assertions that the president never explicitly tied security aid for Kyiv to investigations.
Democrats have seized on the books allegations to demand Bolton be called as a witness in the Senate trial. Many Republicans are hoping to avoid witnesses altogether and move straight to a vote to convict or acquit the president.
Bolton has said he has information relevant to the impeachment proceedings and that he would comply if subpoenaed by the Senate.
Trump has in recent days lashed out with increasing intensity at Bolton, who left his position last September amid clashes with the president on foreign policy in Iran and North Korea.
The president tweeted Wednesday morning that he gave Bolton a job in the White House despite advisers telling him not to, and that he fired Bolton “because frankly, if I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now.”
Trump went on to dismiss Bolton’s book as “nasty & untrue.”
….many more mistakes of judgement, gets fired because frankly, if I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now, and goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security. Who would do this?
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2020
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