John Bolton Pleads Not Guilty to Illegally Retaining and Sharing Classified Information
An indictment accuses Bolton of violating federal law by sharing classified information as national security adviser.
Former national security adviser John Bolton after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran–U.S. Representative Office in Washington on Aug. 17, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
GREENBELT, Md.—Former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded not guilty on Oct. 17 to 18 counts of illegally sharing and retaining classified information.
Bolton appeared in a courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, the day after facing an indictment brought by the Trump administration.
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
