John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, was charged on Thursday in a sweeping federal indictment with sharing sensitive government information with two of his relatives. The charges allege that Bolton transmitted and retained national defence information, including top-secret material, for possible use in a book he was writing. Advertisement

The indictment marks the third time in recent weeks that the Justice Department has brought criminal charges against critics of Trump. Bolton faces eight counts of transmission and ten counts of retention of national defence information, all under the Espionage Act, each carrying a potential penalty of up to 10 years in prison. No court appearance date for Bolton had been listed as of Thursday evening.

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