The White House and John Bolton’s team agree on this much, at least: It wasn’t us
As the explosive news of the former national security adviser’s forthcoming book ricochets across Washington — it reportedly accuses the president of tying military aid to Ukraine to investigations of Democrats — each side in the emerging dispute is begging off responsibility for leaking to the New York Times.
“It is clear, regrettably, from The New York Times article published today that the pre-publication review process has been corrupted and that information has been disclosed by persons other than those properly involved in reviewing the manuscript,” Cooper wrote in an accompanying statement. Finally, Bolton’s personal spokesperson said that neither he, nor his publisher or his literary agents had coordinated with the Times to leak the contents of the book as the book went on sale on Amazon.com, which made it available to pre-order on Sunday night — something less, apparently, than a full-throated denial that anyone from Bolton’s side had leaked to the paper.
Others said Bolton was leery of getting crosswise with the GOP base, which has steadfastly backed Trump throughout the Ukraine scandal. He declined to share his knowledge of events before the House impeachment inquiry, saying he hoped the federal courts would clarify whether a former White House adviser could be compelled to testify. House Democrats invited him to testify but declined to compel his appearance, wary of a protracted legal fight. Meanwhile, he repeatedly teased his forthcoming book on Twitter, suggesting he had important information to share.
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