Ex Trump adviser Bolton pleads not guilty to charges of mishandling classified information
- On Friday, John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty to charges of emailing classified information and storing top secret files at his Maryland home, and a federal judge ordered his release.
- Bolton says the prosecution grew from a fight over his 2020 book, involving top secret information and an unsuccessful Justice Department effort to block publication of `The Room Where It Happened`.
- Prosecutors say more than 1,000 pages of Bolton's diaries shared only with his family were exposed after a 2021 email hack, according to authorities and the indictment.
- Bolton says he will argue the case is politically motivated and part of a Trump `effort to intimidate his opponents`, while Attorney General Pam Bondi stated `There is one tier of justice for all Americans.`
- Historically, the Justice Department's classified-document probes have spanned multiple high-profile figures, including David Petraeus, Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden, with outcomes hinging on willful mishandling or obstruction.
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Bolton pleads not guilty to charges of mishandling classified documents
GREENBELT, Md. — John Bolton, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of his most outspoken critics, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he had mishandled classified information while a top White House aide.
John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, before becoming a critic of the president, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of improper handling of confidential data, U.S. media reported.
Former Donald Trump adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty to charges of mishandling classified information
John Bolton, the national security hawk and former adviser to Donald Trump who has become one of the US president’s biggest critics, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of mishandling classified information.
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