Overview
- A federal grand jury charged the former national security adviser with unlawfully compiling, retaining, and transmitting sensitive information.
- Charging documents allege he recorded more than 1,000 pages, emailed classified content to two relatives, and kept documents at his Maryland home that referenced covert operations and military strike plans.
- Bolton appeared in federal court in Maryland, entered a not‑guilty plea, and was ordered not to leave the United States without court approval during the proceedings.
- The FBI searched his home and office in August and seized materials labeled classified, according to investigators and U.S. media reports.
- Prosecutors say a conviction could carry up to 10 years in prison, while Bolton calls the case political retaliation by President Trump, who publicly criticized him.