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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John Bolton, Trump critic, pleads guilty in classified documents case
Former Trump national security adviser Bolton pleads guilty in classified files case
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information
John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case - UPI.com
Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Docs Case
John Bolton pleads guilty to one count of mishandling classified information
John Bolton, former national security adviser, to plead guilty in court today to mishandling classified documents
Trump foe John Bolton pleads guilty in classified docs case
Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty To Retaining Classified Information—Faces Prison Time
Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty To Retaining Classified Documents
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
