Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information
John Bolton faces 18 charges including transmission and retention of classified national defense information amid an FBI investigation into documents linked to his 2020 memoir.
- John Bolton, former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, has been indicted by a Maryland federal grand jury on 18 counts for allegedly mishandling classified information, including eight counts of Transmission of National Defense Information and ten counts of Retention of National Defense Information.
- The FBI searched Bolton's home in August, seizing multiple documents labeled classified, confidential, and secret, which included information about weapons of mass destruction and U.S.-United Nations relations.
- Bolton allegedly used a personal email account to send classified information to unauthorized individuals while claiming that his publications had been cleared through appropriate review processes, according to his attorney, Abbe Lowell.
- If convicted, Bolton could face up to 10 years in prison for each count related to the mishandling of classified documents, as stated by the Justice Department.
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Ty Cobb, a White House special counsel in President Donald Trump's first term and a frequent Trump critic, said the prosecution of John Bolton has legal merit. He said it was "clearly not" based solely on revenge. Bolton, who served as national security adviser in Trump's first term, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Maryland on Friday, a day after he was indicted on 18 counts — eight for transmission of national defense information and 10 …
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For decades, Washington’s elite operated by different rules than everyday Americans—yes, really. While ordinary citizens faced consequences for their actions, the establishment class seemed immune... The post John Bolton Faces the Music, Indicted on 18 Counts For Mishandling Classified Documents appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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