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Former Trump adviser John Bolton surrenders to authorities, here's why he's being charged

2025-10-17 15:03:22Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser who has since become one of the US president's most vocal Republican critics, surrendered to authorities on Friday to face criminal charges for misusing classified information.

The Justice Department filed federal charges against Bolton in federal court in Maryland on Thursday, accusing him of transmitting and retaining highly classified information under the Espionage Act.

The 18-count indictment was handed down by a grand jury in federal district court in Maryland on Thursday. Bolton is accused of sending diary entries to two unidentified individuals about his daily activities while he was national security adviser, many of which contained highly classified information.

In response to a question about the allegations, Trump told reporters on Thursday that he was not aware of them but that Bolton was a "bad guy."

While Bolton was sharply divided from the White House, the criminal investigation gained momentum during the Biden administration over revelations that troubled the US intelligence community.

The Justice Department prosecutes Espionage Act cases in the event of so-called "aggregating factors": intentional misuse of classified information, large amounts of classified information to support a finding of misconduct, disloyalty to the U.S., and obstruction.

"Bolton took detailed notes documenting his daily meetings, activities, and briefings. Often, Bolton would handwrite these notes on yellow pads throughout his day on the White House compound or in other secure locations, and later retype his notes into a word processing document," the indictment said.

"The notes that Bolton sent to Individuals 1 and 2 using his personal non-government email accounts and messaging account described in detail Bolton's daily activities as National Security Advisor. Often, Bolton's notes described the setting or secure environment in which he learned about national defense and the classified information he was recalling in his notes."

In a statement, Bolton said: "I look forward to fighting to defend my lawful conduct and expose his abuse of power."

Bolton's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said his client was not involved in the violation.

“These charges stem from portions of Ambassador Bolton’s personal diaries over his 45-year career — records that are unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as of 2021,” Lowell said in a statement. “Like many public officials throughout history, Ambassador Bolton kept diaries — this is not a crime.”


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