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Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information
Ex-national security adviser turned Trump critic could face prison for sharing classified information with relatives
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John Bolton, the former US national security adviser who became an arch-enemy of Donald Trump after serving under him and then being fired, pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of mishandling classified information that could result in him going to prison.
Bolton admitted the charge, as widely anticipated, in an appearance at a federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, in a plea deal designed to produce a lesser sentence by reducing the seriousness of the accusations against him.
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Robert Tait In Washington · Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 8:33 AM
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Ex-national security adviser turned Trump critic could face prison for sharing classified information with relatives
John Bolton, the former US national security adviser who became an arch-enemy of Donald Trump after serving under him and then being fired, pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of mishandling classified information that could result in him going to prison.
Bolton admitted the charge, as widely anticipated, in an appearance at a federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, in a plea deal designed to produce a lesser sentence by reducing the seriousness of the accusations against him.
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