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White House told Bolton to scrub classified info from book before publishing

Former National security adviser John Bolton leaves his home in Bethesda, Md. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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The White House National Security Council told former presidential adviser John R. Bolton to delete classified information from his forthcoming book before it could be published, according to a letter sent to his lawyer on Jan. 23.

In this image from video, White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin speaks during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House to sign a new North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at the White House in Washington. Vice President Mike Pence is left and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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In this March 7, 2017, file photo, rowers paddle down the Charles River past the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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