Bolton pleaded guilty to one count of retaining national defense information while he was a national security adviser during President Trump's first term, saying: "And I am sorry for it."
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton leaves federal court in October 2025 in Greenbelt, Md.
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The former National Security Advisor entered a guilty plea Friday morning. He reached a plea deal earlier this month.
John Bolton, a former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump who has since become one of his most vocal critics,…
Former national security adviser John Bolton is pleading guilty to illegally retaining classified information.
John Bolton, a national security adviser in the first Trump administration, is expected to enter a guilty plea for mishandling…
Trump’s former national security adviser is pleading guilty.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton to plead guilty in classified documents case
