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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, former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, was indicted on 18 counts for mishandling classified information by a federal grand jury in Maryland.
  • The indictment includes charges of unauthorized transmission and retention of national defense information against Bolton.
  • Bolton allegedly used a personal email account to send classified materials and stored them in his Maryland home, where the FBI seized multiple classified documents during a search.
  • If convicted, Bolton faces up to 10 years in prison for each count, as prosecutors allege he mishandled top-secret information regarding national security.
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