Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who served under former President Donald Trump until his firing in the wake of the 2020 election, has sued the Department of Defense over redactions they made to his upcoming book.
ABC News' chief Washington correspondent focuses on former President Donald Trump, the Jan. 6 insurrection and just how close the country came to the brink of chaos that day.in the wake of the 2020 election, has sued the Department of Defense over redactions they made to his upcoming book.
Esper alleges the review"dragged on" for six months and when he finally heard back on Oct. 7 after reaching out in May, there was no explanation given for some redactions."No written explanation was offered to justify the deletions," Esper wrote in an e-mail to current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin."My follow-on conversations with the DOPSR official handling my case confirmed my assessment.
His attorneys argue in the lawsuit that the Defense Department"has unlawfully imposed a prior restraint upon Mr. Esper by delaying, obstructing and infringing on his constitutional right to publish his unclassified manuscript entitled 'A Sacred Oath.'"
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