Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper is dropping his lawsuit against the Pentagon over proposed redactions for his forthcoming memoir.
for voluntary dismissal of the case, indicating that the parties "stipulate to dismiss" the action. The motion did not provide further insight into the decision.In an emailed statement to The Hill, Zaid said that because of the "success" of the litigation, the memoir will be published as scheduled with "minimal redactions" that "will not disturb the flow of reading the book.
"Frankly, Secretary Esper has no interest in publishing properly classified information, which he has sworn to and has protected for decades," he continued. Zaid said that the Pentagon wanted to redact "significant swaths" of content on over 50 pages of his book which absolutely gutted substantive content and important storylines."In his suit, Esper said he submitted the manuscript of the book around May 24, 2021 for mandatory pre-publication review. On Oct. 7, the agency's Office of Pre-publication and Security Review sent Esper pages that had to be amended for his book to receive full approval.
He further alleged that during the time the Pentagon was reviewing the manuscript, certain stories that he included suddenly began appearing in the media.
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