John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during US President Donald Trump's first term in office, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to one charge of illegally keeping classified information.
Theodore D. Chuang, a US district judge of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, is presiding over the case.
Bolton on guilty plea: 'I'm sorry for it'
"I'm sorry for it," Bolton told Judge Chuang in Greenbelt, Maryland when pleading guilty to the charge. Bolton's attorney Abbe Lowell said Bolton "did what real leaders do" by pleading guilty.
Bolton, who is 77 years old, struck a plea deal with prosecutors which entails either no prison time or a shorter sentence than was originally expected. Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton charged over classified infoTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
