National Security Adviser ‘Very Confident’ Bolton Manuscript Wasn’t Leaked by National Security Council

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a Federalist Society event at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington on Sept. 10, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

National security adviser Robert O'Brien said he’s “very confident” that no one at the National Security Council (NSC) leaked the contents of a manuscript penned by his predecessor, John Bolton.

Details allegedly from Bolton’s upcoming book were leaked to news outlets in January. Bolton, his publisher, and his agent have denied leaking the contents of the manuscript, which was submitted to the NSC for pre-publication review in December 2019.