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Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling sensitive documents

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WASHINGTON (Idaho Capital Sun) — John Bolton, a national security adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge of mishandling classified information, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

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  1. NBC Boston

    Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining classified information (opens NBC Boston)

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    Former National Security Advisor John Bolton attends the Copenhagen Democracy Summit at the Royal Danish Playhouse on May 12, 2026.

  2. The New Republic

    Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Docs Case (opens The New Republic)

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    Former White House national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he unlawfully kept and transmitted classified national security information. The case is a big win for President Donald Trump, who went after Bolton after he exposed embarrassing details about Trump’s firs…

  3. Townhall

  4. KYMA Yuma

    John Bolton, former National Security Advisor, pleads guilty (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    Former National Security Advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday morning to one count of unauthorized retention of National Defense information.

  5. East Idaho News

    Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling sensitive documents (opens East Idaho News)

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    WASHINGTON (Idaho Capital Sun) — John Bolton, a national security adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge of mishandling classified information, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Bolton pleads guilty to retaining classified information (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Friday, former National Security Adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty to a single count of illegally retaining classified information, Texas education officials voted to require that a selection of stories from the Bible be taught in public schools and Russia says it intercepted more …

  7. New York Post

    Trump unloads on ‘lunatic’ John Bolton after ex-aide pleads guilty in classified docs case (opens New York Post)

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    "John Bolton, a very dumb, unbalanced, and unskilled former representative of the United States of America, just pleads guilty!"

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