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Former Trump adviser John Bolton indicted, faces dozens of years in prison

2025-10-17 09:46:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Former Trump adviser John Bolton indicted, faces dozens of years in prison
John Bolton

John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump's national security adviser before becoming a vocal critic of the president, has been indicted on federal charges. The indictment comes after FBI agents searched Bolton's home and office in August as part of an investigation into his handling of classified information.

According to a 26-page indictment filed in a court in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Thursday, Bolton is charged with eight counts of transmitting national defense information (NDI) and 10 counts of unlawfully possessing NDI.

Prosecutors accuse him of illegally transmitting top-secret information related to US national defense using his personal email and other messaging apps.

If convicted, Bolton could face up to 10 years in prison on each count. Bolton said in a statement that he looked forward to defending his actions in court, while accusing Trump of seeking revenge against him.

"I have become the latest target of the Justice Department as a weapon to charge those Trump considers his enemies with charges that have previously been denied or to distort the facts ," Bolton said.

Bolton was fired from the first Trump administration in 2019. His 2020 memoir, “The Room Where It Happened,” recounted his time working under Trump and portrayed him as a president ill-informed about geopolitics.

The White House filed a lawsuit to block the book's publication, arguing that it contained classified information and had not been properly vetted. A judge dismissed the claim and the book was published a few days later. /CNA





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