“We saw what happens when people declassify information, like Edward Snowden did. Bolton’s actions are no different from this, ”he said on Fox News.
Pompeo said that the State Department leaves the Ministry of Justice with the opportunity to take action against Bolton. According to the Secretary of State, the publication of this kind of information poses a threat to the United States.
Earlier, Trump said that Bolton “broke the law” by publishing memoirs that contain “huge amounts of classified information.”
A federal court in the Metropolitan District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit by the US Department of Justice banning the publication of Bolton’s memoirs, as this would not prevent “irreparable damage”.
In September 2019, the United States filed a lawsuit against Snowden in connection with the publication of a book that, according to the US Department of Justice, violates non-disclosure agreements.