US EditionWhat to Know About Former Trump Security Advisor John Bolton, Charged in Classified Information Case
Bolton faces 18 charges including transmitting and retaining national defense secrets, with prosecutors citing probable cause after searches at his Maryland home and D.C. office.
- On Thursday, John Bolton, former U.S. National Security Advisor, was indicted in federal district court in Maryland after judges authorized August searches of his Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office.
- Investigators traced the probe to Bolton's personal AOL email account being hacked by a foreign government; he allegedly emailed diary-like entries from classified briefings to two relatives without clearances.
- The indictment details eight counts of transmission and ten counts of retention of national defense information, with prosecutors alleging disclosures of attack plans, missile launches, and sensitive intelligence.
- Bolton's team says he denies wrongdoing and calls the prosecution politically motivated, while President Donald Trump reacted with visible pleasure as Bolton becomes the third Trump critic indicted in recent weeks after James Comey and Letitia James.
- The legal process will involve discovery and pretrial motions as federal judges found probable cause and career Justice Department prosecutors, after seeking more time, now support prosecution escalated under the Biden administration.
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Former Trump official flags 'question no one is asking' about the presdient's vendettas
Yet another foe of President Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges when, on Thursday afternoon, October 16, a grand jury indicted former National Security Advisor John Bolton on 18 counts pertaining to alleged mishandling of classified government documents. The Bolton indictment follows recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indictments of two other Trump foes, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James C…
What to know about former Trump security advisor John Bolton, charged in classified information case
Bolton's is the third case against a Trump adversary in the past month that will unfold against the backdrop of concerns that the Justice Department is pursuing the Republican president’s political enemies while at the same time sparing his allies from scrutiny.
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