US EditionEx-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information
John Bolton faces 18 federal counts for transmitting and retaining classified information, including sharing documents with family, following FBI raids on his Maryland home and Washington office.
- John Bolton, former national security adviser, has been indicted on 18 counts related to mishandling classified information, including eight counts of transmitting national defense information and ten counts of unlawful retention, according to the indictment filed in Maryland's district court.
- The FBI searched Bolton's home and office in August, recovering documents labeled as classified, some concerning weapons of mass destruction and U.S. government communications.
- Bolton faces accusations of sharing classified details with family members via personal email, and the indictment alleges he stored this sensitive information improperly at his home in Maryland.
- The case against Bolton reflects broader concerns about the Justice Department's impartiality, with officials asserting that anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes national security will be held accountable.
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The 76-year-old diplomat, researched for a long time for handling classified information, becomes the third adversary of the U.S. president to face criminal charges in recent weeks. Read
Trump critic and former adviser John Bolton criminally indicted
The case, the third against a Trump adversary in the last month, will also unfold against the backdrop of concerns that the Justice Department is pursuing the president’s political enemies while at the same time sparing his allies from scrutiny.
John Bolton, former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, has been indicted, according to US media reports. Bolton himself calls it a retaliatory act by Trump, but he was already under scrutiny during Biden's term. He is accused of illegally taking classified documents.
A federal juror accused the former National Security Council of John Bolton, announced a high-level officer of the Department of Justice. Bolton was charged at the federal court of Maryland, where he lives and...
Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton was indicted on Thursday, the third opponent of the US president to face criminal charges in recent weeks.
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