Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents
Bolton, now a prominent critic of the US president, was indicted on 18 counts related to improper handling of classified material, and initially pleaded not guilty. On Friday, he admitted to a single charge of illegal retention of classified information. After the judge read the allegations against Bolton in court on Friday, including about sending diary entries with sensitive information to his family members, Bolton said the accusations were accurate.
- ▪Bolton, now a prominent critic of the US president, was indicted on 18 counts related to improper handling of classified material, and initially pleaded not guilty.
- ▪On Friday, he admitted to a single charge of illegal retention of classified information.
- ▪After the judge read the allegations against Bolton in court on Friday, including about sending diary entries with sensitive information to his family members, Bolton said the accusations were accurate.
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Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents Image source, Getty ImagesByMax MatzaPublished26 June 2026, 15:21 BSTUpdated 11 minutes agoJohn Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to mishandling classified security information as part of notes he compiled for a book. Bolton, now a prominent critic of the US president, was indicted on 18 counts related to improper handling of classified material, and initially pleaded not guilty. On Friday, he admitted to a single charge of illegal retention of classified information.
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