John Bolton Learns Fate After Guilty Plea

Advertisement According to a source cited in the report, the classified information was allegedly viewed only by members of Bolton’s immediate family, specifically his wife and daughter.

Federal prosecutors nonetheless pursued the case on the grounds that the material was retained outside authorized government channels.

Bolton’s legal troubles escalated significantly last October when a federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging him with eight counts of transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of retaining national defense information

Advertisement The charges followed a federal investigation that included FBI searches of Bolton’s residence in Bethesda, Maryland, and his Washington, D. C. , office on Aug.

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