John Bolton, the former National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump and a vocal critic of the Trump administration, surrendered to authorities today after being indicted on charges related to the mishandling of classified information. The indictment came a day after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) formally charged Bolton with 18 federal counts. Advertisement
The DOJ, led by US Attorney General Pam Bondi, had been investigating Bolton for mishandling classified documents during and after his time as National Security Adviser. Bolton now faces eight counts related to the transmission of national defense information and ten for the retention of such materials.
This legal action follows the release of court documents last month, which revealed Bolton was under federal investigat