Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents
Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay $2.25m in fine, prosecutors say.
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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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