If the First Amendment stands for anything, it is that the Government does not have the power to clasp its hand over the mouth of a citizen attempting to speak on a matter of great public import.The book has been fact-checked and reviewed for classified information in a way that differed from others like it in terms of severity. The publisher states: "Although I do not consider myself an expert on national security matters, based on my review, it seems inconceivable to me that it contains any information that is properly classified or that would otherwise harm national security. To be sure, the Book contains information that is likely to be highly embarrassing to the Administration and the President, but my understanding is that embarrassment alone is not sufficient reason to classify information.”
He further pointed out that Trump’s “many public statements” on the forthcoming memoir reinforce his belief that the real goal of his lawsuit is to shield Trump from an unflattering portrayal. Still, he said, “Based on my decades of publishing experience, I have absolute confidence that the Book is a matter of utmost public importance.”