Trump rips former national security adviser after guilty plea: “Hopefully, he will be dealt with harshly!”
Bolton faces up to five years in prison and a $2.25 million fine under a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
- On Friday, former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty in Maryland to retaining classified information, prompting President Donald Trump to demand that he be dealt with "harshly" for the offense.
- The U.S. Attorney's Office alleges Bolton stored over 1,000 pages of "secret" and "top secret" diary entries, sharing them via email before a hacker with ties to Iran compromised the account.
- Bolton entered a plea agreement regarding one count of retaining classified information, resolving an indictment that originally included 18 counts related to transmission of national defense information.
- Facing up to five years in prison and $2.25 million in fines, Bolton admitted guilt before U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang, telling the court, "I am sorry for it," ahead of his October 28 sentencing.
- Bolton served as United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, later becoming a vocal critic of Trump after his 2019 dismissal and the release of his memoir, The Room Where It Happened.
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The historic admission of guilt immediately unleashed the fury of the president, who soon attacked his former collaborator harshly.
John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining national security...
John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of retaining national security information related to his work during the first Trump administration. Bolton appeared Friday morning for a re-arraignment in Greenbelt, Maryland before Obama-appointed judge Theodore D. Chuang. He faces a prison sentence of up to 60 months and has agreed to pay $2.25 million, according to prosecutors. Sen…
Bolton pleads guilty in classified documents case after accusing former boss of same offense
by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday pleaded guilty to one felony count of unauthorized possession of a national defense document. Bolton, 77, is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 28 and, under his plea agreement, faces a $2.25 million fine, up to five years […]
Trump Blasts John Bolton After Former Adviser Pleads Guilty in Classified Documents Case - Real News Now
President Donald Trump lashed out at former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday after his former aide pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information, reigniting a years-long feud between the two men. Bolton pleaded guilty in federal court in Maryland to one count of unauthorized possession of a national defense document as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. In exchange, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss the remainin…
US President Donald Trump celebrated on Saturday the guilty plea of his former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, on a charge related to the handling of classified information.
Former Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty Over Classified Files
What happens when one of America’s top national security officials mishandles classified secrets? The answer has just become a lot clearer.Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified information. The information was linked to notes he kept while preparing his memoir.Once a close ally of Donald Trump and now one of his fiercest critics, Bolton admitted to a single charge. The charge involve…
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