Overview

• Two officials familiar with the matter say the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland is preparing charges, with a complaint or indictment possible next week.
• A Maryland grand jury has heard evidence for weeks on whether Bolton improperly kept classified national security materials at his home and D.C. office.
• FBI agents executed court‑authorized searches in late August and on Sept. 22, seizing phones, computers, and folders labeled “Trump I–IV,” based on CIA-provided information.
• A heavily redacted search‑warrant affidavit includes a section titled “Hack of Bolton’s AOL Account by Foreign Entity,” which reporters say stems from intelligence collection targeting a foreign government.
• Bolton’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, says the documents trace to Bolton’s earlier government service and were properly vetted, as prosecutors weigh potential national‑security statutes; no charges have been filed.