John Bolton said he was innocent Friday after he was charged by the administration allegedly for illegally holding and sharing national security information.

John Bolton said he was innocent Friday after he was charged by the administration allegedly for illegally holding and sharing national security information.

Bolton, a former Trump adviser, appeared for an arraignment in a federal court, where he faces 18 criminal counts.

John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security advisor, pleaded not guilty to charges of mishandling classified information.

The former national security advisor is facing 18 counts of transmitting and retaining top-secret national defense information.