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Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information

John Bolton faces 18 felony counts for sharing over 1,000 pages of classified material with relatives lacking clearance, according to the federal indictment.

  • John Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts related to mishandling classified documents, which include eight counts of Transmission of National Defense Information and ten counts of Retention of National Defense Information.
  • The charges stemmed from allegations that Bolton used personal email accounts to send classified information, including details about future attacks by foreign adversaries.
  • The FBI raided Bolton's home and office in August and seized multiple classified documents.
  • Bolton's attorney stated that many of the seized documents were approved through a pre-publication review process for his book, The Room Where It Happened.
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