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Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents

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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.

ABC7 New York

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information

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.

PBS NewsHour

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information

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.

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jun 26, 2026

The Latest: Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term.

MyJoyOnline

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to mishandling classified security information as part of notes he compiled for a book.

MS NOW

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton back in court on classified documents charges

President Trump’s former national security adviser had previously pleaded not guilty to charges related to mishandling classified information. The post John Bolton back in court on classified documents charges appeared first on MS NOW.

Mother Jones

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton Pleads Guilty, But He Is Also the Victim of a Double Standard

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to keeping security information from his work in his personal records—an act less egregious than what Donald Trump and Joe Biden previously got away with unscathed. A Florida judge dismissed Trump’s case in 2024 for allegedly retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, saying []

The West Australian

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· Jun 26, 2026

Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified US files

Ex-US national security adviser John Bolton has pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal that could allow him to avoid jail.

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton pleads guilty to one count of mishandling classified information

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count of unlawfully retaining classified information, resolving a criminal case stemming from his mishandling of sensitive national security records after leaving office. Under the plea agreement, Bolton admitted to retaining classified information contained in a private diary entry, a charge []

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...

Off The Press

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents

Former national security adviser John Bolton is expected to plead guilty to mishandling classified information in a federal court in Maryland on Friday. The move comes as part of a plea deal agreed to earlier this month, as the Washington Examiner previously reported. Bolton is expected to plead guilty to one count of illegally retaining []...Click to read more

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

Fox News

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ex-Trump official John Bolton pleads guilty to 1 of 18 counts in classified docs indictment

As expected, former National Security Advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty to retaining classified documents and his sentencing is set for October.

Al Arabiya English

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· Jun 26, 2026

Trump Foe Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Files Case

John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump's national security advisor before becoming an outspoken critic of the US president, pleads guilty to one count of retaining classified documents.

The Daily Signal

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· Jun 26, 2026

Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became a critic of the president, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of retaining national security information. This was a plea deal for Bolton, who also served as a recess-appointed U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the George W. Bush administration. It...

Investing.com

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· Jun 27, 2026

Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents

Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents

Al Jazeera

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ex-Trump adviser Bolton pleads guilty in classified documents case

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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)

Knewz

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· Jun 29, 2026

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton faces prison time after pleading guilty to mishandling classified material

President Donald Trump‘s former national security adviser John Bolton now faces up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally retaining national defense information, a charge stemming from his handling of classified material during his White House tenure. Bolton, 77, appeared before U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang in federal court in...

UPI

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton to plead guilty in classified information case

John Bolton to plead guilty in classified information case

ArcaMax

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ex‑Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty in classified case

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, a Baltimore native, pleaded guilty in federal court at Greenbelt on Friday to retaining national defense information. The plea resolves a case accusing Bolton, 77, of mishandling classified ...

DNyuz

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· Jun 28, 2026

Trump unloads on ‘lunatic’ John Bolton after ex-aide pleads guilty in classified docs case

President Trump on Friday mocked former National Security Advisor John Bolton after his one-time aide admitted to mishandling a classified national defense document. Bolton pleaded guilty hours earlier during a hearing in US District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to one count of unauthorized possession of a national defense document. His guilty plea was part of a []

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

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ex-Donald Trump official pleads guilty in classified documents case

Ex-Donald Trump official John Bolton has pleaded guilty to one of 18 counts in a classified documents indictment. During a hearing, the former White House national security advisor pleaded guilty to the twelfth count, alleging he had unauthorised possession of a document related to national defence. Mr Bolton faces up to five years in prison as well as a $2 million fine, three years of supervised release, and up to 100 hours of community service. His sentencing has been set for October 28.

The Hill

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton pleads guilty in classified documents prosecution 

John Bolton, a prominent critic of President Trump who once served as his national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to improperly retaining sensitive materials in “diary-like” entries after leaving the White House. Bolton, 77, admitted to one count of retaining national defense information during a federal court hearing in Greenbelt, Md. It marks a significant victory for Trump’s Justice...

Arutz Sheva

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally keeping classified diary notes

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to keeping classified diary entries.

OpsLens

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· Jun 26, 2026

Trump nemesis John Bolton in court over charges of stealing national security secrets * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff

Source link Then-National Security Adviser John Bolton in an interview Aug. 27, 2019, with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton, who once served in President Donald Trump’s

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?

The Daily Caller

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton Pleads Guilty In Classified Documents Case

John Bolton Pleads Guilty In Classified Documents Case

Armstrong Economics

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· Jun 29, 2026

They Told You Your Dishwasher Could Spy on You

Back in 2012, Wired published an article titled “CIA Chief: We’ll Spy on You Through Your Dishwasher.” That was not some wild theory. That was based on remarks from then-CIA Director David Petraeus, who was speaking about the so-called Internet of Things at an In-Q-Tel summit, the CIA’s own venture capital arm. Petraeus called these []

Drudge Retort

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· Jul 9, 2026

Trump says Pulte can Declassify 'whatever' he Wants

Trump says Acting Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), can declassify whatever records he wants and can declassify almost everything.

Iran Herald

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· Jun 26, 2026

Nothing sticks to John Bolton

A spy scandal, a plea deal, and maybe no jail: Boltons latest escape act shows how Washington protects its most connected failuresSo let me get this straight. Top Iran critic, former Trump National Security Advisor, John Bolton, has successfully cut a deal on spying-related charges with the US government for 2.25 million and to have any prison time capped at five years max - after Iran got ahol

Attack the System

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· Jul 13, 2026

Sign the petition: Senate negotiations to hand Trump terrifying mass surveillance powers

TELL Congress: Trump’s “grossly unqualified” pick for acting director of national intelligence has inspired dealmaking in the Senate that could hand Trump his warrantless spying bill. Congress must protect our private data from the authoritarian White House. Sign the petition: Block Trump’s mass surveillance scheme NOW! ADD YOUR [] The post Sign the petition: Senate negotiations to hand Trump terrifying mass surveillance powers first appeared on Attack the System.

Powerline

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· Jun 26, 2026

Bolton Pleads Guilty

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

Bloomberg

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton Pleads Guilty to Mishandling Classified Material

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of his fiercest critics, appeared in court on Friday to plead guilty to unlawfully retaining national defense information. Robert McWhirter, Constitutional lawyer and a practicing criminal defense and civil rights lawyer in Maricopa County, AZ and Founder of the Law Office of Robert McWhirter, joined to discuss the case as well as the recent decisions from the Supreme Court. (Source: Bloomberg)

Wired

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· Jun 27, 2026

Security News This Week: LastPass Users Had Their Data Stolen—Again

Plus: Former national security advisor John Bolton pleads guilty in classified-materials case, Microsoft helps take down major infostealer infrastructure, and more.

RedState

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· Jun 27, 2026

CA Dem Robert Garcia's Trump Election Fraud Claims Exposed As Pure Baloney

CA Dem Robert Garcia's Trump Election Fraud Claims Exposed As Pure Baloney

Borneo Bulletin

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· Jun 27, 2026

Trump foe Bolton pleads guilty in classified files case

Trump foe Bolton pleads guilty in classified files case

The Japan Times

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· Jun 24, 2026

Gates told Congress Epstein considered blackmailing him

In closed-door testimony this month, Gates disputed details that Epstein recorded in emails to himself regarding the Microsoft co-founder's extramarital affairs.

Latestly.com

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· Jun 24, 2026

Bill Gates Confirms 3 Extramarital Affairs; Tells US Congress Jeffrey Epstein Tried To Blackmail Him

A congressional testimony transcript shows Bill Gates acknowledged three past extramarital affairs while answering questions in an investigation linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Gates denied wrongdoing, said he was never blackmailed, rejected STI allegations, and reiterated that maintaining contact with Epstein was a mistake.

The Independent

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· Jun 26, 2026

John Bolton to plead guilty Friday in classified information case

Bolton will plead guilty to one count of retaining classified information based on diary entries detailing his work ​in Trump's first term at a court hearing on Friday

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