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Bolton Pleads Guilty

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June 26, 2026

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We long were fans of John Bolton, because of his generally hawkish and pragmatic foreign policy views. But his career devolved into bitter anti-Trumpism, and today it came to an ignominious end as Bolton pled guilty to mishandling classified information: President Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, pleaded guilty Friday to a single count of hoarding national defense information while working in the White House, leaving the 77-year-old facing

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Townhall

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton Just Pleaded Guilty to Felony Count in Classified Documents Case

John Bolton Just Pleaded Guilty to Felony Count in Classified Documents Case

The New American

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· Jun 26, 2026

Former Nat Security Adviser Bolton Pleads Guilty To Violating Espionage Act. Fined $2M-plus.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty today to violating the Espionage Act for transmitting classified information. ... The post Former Nat Security Adviser Bolton Pleads Guilty To Violating Espionage Act. Fined 2M-plus. appeared first on The New American.

Drudge Report

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· Jun 26, 2026

Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case; Prison?...

Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case; Prison?... (First column, 3rd story, link)

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Former US national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally keeping secret info

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term. Bolton, who became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump after serving in the Republican’s first administration, is scheduled to be sentenced on October 28 by US District Judge Theodore Chuang in Greenbelt, Maryland. Bolton, 77, pleaded guilty to a single count of...

Tampa Free Press

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· Jun 26, 2026

Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty In Classified Notes Case

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to a single count of illegally retaining classified information. The plea agreement with federal prosecutors could allow him to avoid serving a prison term. Bolton, who became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump after serving in his first administration, is scheduled [] Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty In Classified Notes Case

Liberty Nation

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· Jun 26, 2026

BREAKING: John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Docs Case

It seems he has made a deal – but what will he get out of it?

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