sensitive case – In the United States, Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, is expected to plead guilty in a case of withholding classified documents and accept a fine of more than $2 million
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, should recognize his guilt in a case linked to the withholding of national defense documents, according to several American media citing sources close to the matter. On Thursday, a Maryland court set a new indictment hearing for June 26, hinting at a change in the former senior official’s legal strategy.
Aged 77, John Bolton was indicted in October for disclosure and withholding documents relating to national defense. After initially pleading not guilty, he is now expected to admit to illegal retention of classified documents, an offense punishable by five years in prison. According to CNN and other media, he would also agree to pay a fine of more than $2 million.
Accused of sharing secret information
The prosecution accuses him of having “abused his position as national security advisor by sharing more than a thousand pages of documents on his daily activities” with two relatives who did not have security clearance. According to several media, these people are his wife and daughter. The information was allegedly transmitted via unsecured personal email accounts.
The file also mentions that in July 2021, a representative of John Bolton had reported to the FBI that one of his email accounts had been hacked(…)
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