A federal judge says John Bolton may publish his memoirs that the Trump administration tried to block

A federal judge in the United States ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton may proceed with the publication of his book despite efforts by the White House to block it on the grounds that secret information could be exposed.

Judge Royce Lamberth's decision is a victory for Bolton in a case that involved the constitutional right to free expression and national security reasons. But the judge also made clear that he was concerned that Bolton had "played with the national security of the United States" by not participating in a pre-publication review process designed to prevent government officials from revealing secret information in published memoirs. "