John Bolton

The US Justice Department announced the criminal charges against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps for allegedly trying to assassinate John R Bolton, who served as NSA to Trump.

The attack on the US Capitol was the result of then-president Donald Trump "just stumbling around from one idea to another," Bolton said

The former US NSA also says he does not think Trump knows anything about the history of these clashes over the decades between India and China

The decision from US District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for Bolton in a court case that involved core First Amendment and national security concerns.

The publication also contains alleged gaffes and controversial statements by President Trump, such as his ostensible idea that invading Venezuela would be "cool"

The book, 'The Room Where it Happened: A White House Memoir', is due to be published on June 23, but the Trump administration has sued to block its distribution

The White House on Wednesday said that former national security advisor John Bolton cannot publish in its current form a book reportedly containing explosive evidence concerning President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. The National Security Council said after preliminary review of the manuscript -- a vetting process applied to any White House employees writing books -- that it contained "significant amounts of classified information." "Some of this information is at the TOP SECRET level," the NSC said in a letter to Bolton's lawyer Charles Cooper, adding that "the manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information.

Trump had on Wednesday told reporters in Davos, Switzerland, that he didn't want Bolton to testify before the Senate.

"The idea that we are somehow exerting maximum pressure on North Korea is just unfortunately not true," he said

Bolton, a staunch conservative, was opposed to Trump's efforts to secure an end to the war in Afghanistan, US media reported

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named special envoy for hostage affairs Robert O'Brien as the new National Security Adviser to replace John Bolton, who was fired last week. O'Brien has been serving as the special envoy for hostage affairs at the Department of State has been chosen for the role, Trump tweeted. "I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O'Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, as our new National Security Advisor. "I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job," he said. O'Brien would be Trump's fourth national security adviser of his presidency. He previously served under the George W Bush and Barack Obama administrations.

Trump praised O'Brien, saying, "I think he's fantastic". About Kellogg, he said

According to the president, Bolton was not in line with what the administration was doing

The administration's renewed sanctions are set to come into effect on Nov. 5