(The Guardian) John Bolton, Trump ally turned critic, reportedly indicted in Maryland
John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump’s national security advisor during his first term, but turned into a fierce Trump critic, has reportedly been indicted on federal charges by a grand jury in Maryland, officials tell MSNBC and CNN.
At the White House a reporter asked Trump for his reaction to the news that Bolton was just indicted by a grand jury in Maryland.
The president said: “I didn’t know that. You’re telling me for the first time, but I think he’s a bad person. I think he’s a bad guy.”
“That’s the way it goes, right? That’s the way it goes,” said the president who vowed retribution on his political enemies while campaigning to be restored to office last year.
Bolton becomes the third Trump critic to be indicted by his justice department in the past month, along with James Comey, the former FBI director, and Letitia James, the New York attorney general.
Bolton has reportedly been under investigation for retaining classified information after leaving office, and showing it to associates.
John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling and transmitting classified information
A federal grand jury has indicted John Bolton, the former national security adviser in Donald Trump’s first term, on charges of mishandling and transmitting classified information.
The indictment, filed in Maryland, appears to ultimately have had signoff from career prosecutors in the US attorney’s office there despite initial reluctance to bring a case before the end of the year.
The 18-count indictment against Bolton involves eight counts of unlawfully transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of retaining classified information under the Espionage Act, according to the 26-page indictment.
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