Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, who was fired by President Trump in 2019, may or may not testify in the Senate’s impeachment trial of the president. But he’ll discuss the Ukraine controversy in his forthcoming book, The New York Times reports.
The newspaper says that Bolton is nearly finished writing his book, and that the publication date will be before the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, which are scheduled for July and August, respectively.
“The book is going to describe Mr. Bolton’s time in the Trump White House and expand on at least some of what he saw regarding Mr. Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials into announcing an investigation into Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden,” the Times reports, citing unnamed “people familiar with the plan.”
News of Bolton’s book deal with publisher Simon Schuster broke last November, with the Associated Press reporting that the ex-diplomat was paid around $2 million for the book. The deal was negotiated by Javelin, the literary agency that has also worked with former FBI director James Comey, U.S. Sens. Mike Lee and Ben Sasse, and former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu.
Bolton’s upcoming book, as yet untitled, will be his third, following Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and How Barack Obama Is Endangering Our National Sovereignty.
Michael Schaub is an Austin, Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR.
