On Saturday morning Judge Royce Lamberth denied the Department of Justice’s half-hearted argument to “stop” publication of John Bolton’s book THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED, since it is already out in the world. “While Bolton’s unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns, the government has not established that an injunction is an appropriate remedy.” Or, for that matter, an effective remedy, since “in the Internet age, even a handful of copies in circulation could irrevocably destroy confidentiality.” While Judge Lamberth “is persuaded that defendant Bolton likely jeopardized national security by disclosing classified information in violation of his nondisclosure agreement obligations,” […]
