'I think he's a bad guy,' Trump told reporters on Thursday about Bolton after the news broke. Bolton's indictment follows the recent pressing of criminal charges by the Trump Justice Department against two other prominent critics of the Republican president – New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey.

The Justice Department is reportedly planning to seek a grand jury's indictment of ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton, a major Trump critic.

Potential move against ex-national security adviser comes amid effort to prosecute president’s political enemies