(CNN)

The Trump administration asked a federal judge on Tuesday to order former national security adviser John Boltonto stop the publication of his upcoming book on his White House tenure,arguing in a lawsuitthat Bolton had breached a non-disclosure agreements and was risking the exposure of classified information.

The suit, filed in Washington, DC, federal court, alleges that Bolton's 500-plus page manuscript was "rife with classified information," and prosecutors say that Bolton backed out of an ongoing White House vetting process for the book that he'd been obligated to do as a result of agreements.

Bolton's book has already shipped to warehouses ahead of its scheduled release. He has taped an interview with ABC slated to air Sunday. And a source close to him says he is intent on publishing the book as scheduled Tuesday, meaning he expects to deal with any ramifications from the administration in the aftermath, not before.

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