As you know, a New York Times story cited anonymous sources who claim to have seen the manuscript for John Bolton’s upcoming book, and that report has now fueled additional Democrat calls for witnesses at the impeachment trial. However, Bolton and his publisher are saying they had nothing to do with what the Times reported, and also managed to get in a little sales pitch while they were at it:
Bolton, publisher and agent deny coordination with NYT in joint statement via @hitalie: "Ambassador John Bolton, Simon & Schuster, and Javelin Literary categorically state that there was absolutely no coordination with the New York Times or anyone else…
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 27, 2020
"…regarding the appearance of information about his book, THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED, at online booksellers. Any assertion to the contrary is unfounded speculation."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 27, 2020
NEW: Statement from Ambassador John Bolton, Simon and Schuster and Javelin Literary denying any coordination with the @nytimes pic.twitter.com/KEFQrmpgOW
— Sara Cook (@saraecook) January 27, 2020
Very subtle!
This reads as an ad.
— the absent(yourself) minded professor (@thegman19951) January 27, 2020
Purely coincidence… pic.twitter.com/VJ7afsVtJd
— I. B. Fine (@IBFine1) January 27, 2020
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LMAO what a joke https://t.co/CN4G4NWkqk
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2020
Sure. Okay then. https://t.co/QIBcRIVkKW
— Daria Steigman (@dariasteigman) January 27, 2020
They shoulda just included the preorder link at the end and called it a day
— J®© (@lylastermind) January 27, 2020
Frankly we’re a little surprised that didn’t happen.
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