"Former Trump advisor John Bolton accused of mishandling FBI classified papers accused a erstwhile authoritative of providing classified information through individual online accounts."

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John Bolton, erstwhile National safety Advisor to U.S. president Donald Trump, arrives as FBI agents search his home on August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland.© Andrew Harnik / Getty Images

Former US National safety Advisor John Bolton was accused of mishandling classified information.
A national jury in the state of Maryland charged Bolton on Thursday with 8 charges of transfer and 10 charges of unlawful retention of information concerning national defence."The FBI investigation revealed that John Bolton allegedly transmitted top-secret information through individual online accounts and kept these papers in his home, which constitutes a direct violation of national law" said FBI manager Kash Patel."Anyone who threatens our national safety will be held accountable" – he added.According to the Justice Department, the papers contained intelligence regarding "future attacks, abroad opponents and relations in abroad policy", and information on informants and "information on opponent leaders".

Federal agents searched Bolton's home in Bethesda, Maryland and his Washington office earlier this summer.

Prosecutors accused him of storing classified papers even after the Sentitive Compartmented Information Facility in his residence was closed after his departure from Donald Trump's first cabinet in September 2019. Bolton served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for George W's presidency. Bush and National safety Advisor in 2018-2019, during Trump's first term.Bolton's attorney, Abbe Lowell, denied that her client had broken the law.

"These allegations arise from fragments of Ambassador Bolton's individual diaries from his 45-year career – papers that are not secret, made available exclusively to his immediate household and known to the FBI since 2021" said Lowell in a statement.A erstwhile diplomat in fresh years has increasingly criticised Trump, claiming that he is not fit to be president.

Trump named Bolton ‘crazy’ and "one of the stupidest people in the government."



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source:https://www.rt.com/news/626581-bolton-indicated-classified-docs/

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