
Prosecution of John Bolton
2025 Criminal case in Maryland, U.S.

2025 Criminal case in Maryland, U.S.
On October 16, 2025, John Bolton, a former United States national security advisor, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on 18 charges related to the mishandling of classified documents. The indictment includes eight counts of unlawful transmission of national defense information and ten counts of unlawful retention of national defense information. The charges allege that Bolton used a personal email account and messaging application to transmit sensitive documents and retained classified materials at his Maryland residence and Washington, D.C., office. FBI agents executed search warrants in August 2025, seizing documents marked as classified. Through his attorney, Bolton has denied any wrongdoing. On June 26, 2026, Bolton pled guilty.
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