John Bolton’s motion to dismiss the DOJ lawsuit seeking proceeds of his book The Room Where It Happened failed Thursday, with US District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth finding that the government’s position that Bolton breached prepublication review was sufficiently supported by facts. At stake are his $2 million advance and royalties from the bestselling book, which Bolton will have to forfeit to the government if he loses. Next up, Judge Lamberth has said he would rule “expeditiously” on both the government’s motion for summary judgment and Bolton’s motion to delay it. While a summary judgment has a high standard […]
