Former Trump Adviser Bolton to Plead Guilty in Classified Documents Case

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Trump, has agreed to plead guilty to retaining classified information. As part of a deal with federal prosecutors, Bolton is set to pay a $2.25 million fine, with sentencing options ranging from no prison time to five years. His case highlights an ongoing pattern of prosecutions involving Trump critics.

John Bolton, once a national security adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, plans to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents. The plea deal includes a $2.25 million fine and no prison time up to a potential five-year sentence, sources revealed.

Although Bolton previously pleaded not guilty to 18 charges, including retaining national defense information, the agreement acknowledges mistakes but alleges no wrongdoing linked directly to his controversial memoir.

Bolton's legal troubles form part of a larger pattern of prosecutions against notable Trump critics, a departure from traditional norms meant to preserve federal law enforcement impartiality.