Pirated editions of John Bolton memoir have appeared online

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A copy of "The Room Where It Happened," by former national security adviser John Bolton, is photographed at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NEW YORK (AP) — John Bolton’s memoir officially comes out Tuesday after surviving a security review and a legal challenge from the Justice Department. But over the weekend, it was available in ways even his publisher is hoping to prevent.

A PDF of “The Room Where It Happened” has turned up on the internet, offering a free, pirated edition of the former national security adviser’s scathing takedown of President Donald Trump, who has alleged that the book contains classified material that never should have been released.

“We are working assiduously to take down these clearly illegal instances of copyright infringement,” Simon & Schuster spokesperson Adam Rothberg said Sunday.

Piracy has long been a top concern among publishers, especially in the digital age, although the actual impact on sales is undetermined. “The Room Where It Happened” has been No. 1 for days on the Amazon.com bestseller list. The Associated Press was among several news outlets that obtained early copies of the book and reported on its contents.

On Saturday, a federal judge ruled that Simon & Schuster could publish the book despite the Trump administration’s contention that it compromised national security. “The Room Where It Happened” was originally scheduled for March, but was delayed twice as the White House reviewed the manuscript.

Bolton’s legal team has said that he spent months addressing White House concerns about classified information and that Bolton had been assured in late April by the official he was working with that the manuscript no longer contained any such material.

DonnieRodz on June 21st, 2020 at 19:43 UTC »

Terrible slog to sift through. He doesn’t highlight anything that would surprise anyone following the administration (disorganization, incompetence, corruption). And the reader must slog through tired conservative talking points to get there.

Bolton spends more time flexing his resume by name dropping leaders he’s known and administrations he’s worked for when he isn’t bashing the Obama Administration and repeatedly stating that war with Iran is the answer to all things.

The book does she’d light one thing: Republicans in power are simply out for themselves and not upholding American values of justice. This book is Bolton’s thinly veiled application for the next Republican administration. That’s more likely why he wouldn’t want to be seen testifying against the current one.

Boleen on June 21st, 2020 at 18:05 UTC »

Spread the information, keep his proceeds as low as possible. This is the way.

lowflier84 on June 21st, 2020 at 18:05 UTC »

Skimmed it last night. Main takeaways are that Bolton is an insufferable ass, and that Trump has no idea what he is doing.