A federal judge has denied the Trump administration's attempt to block the upcoming publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton.
Judge Royce Lamberth of the DC District Court wrote in a 10-page decision Saturday morning that the Justice Department's arguments weren't enough to stop the book's release. He cited how the book, which is scheduled to be released Tuesday, had already been widely distributed, and could easily be distributed further on the internet, even if the court said it could not be.
Read MoreLamberth had heard from Trump administration lawyers and Bolton's team at an almost two-hour hearing Friday, three days after the Justice Department first sued. He reviewed the executive branch's classification descriptions in private following the public hearing.READ: John Bolton book injunction denialIn the decision Saturday, Lamberth also slammed Bolton for moving the publication forward before he formally got the administration's approval.
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