John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who has become one of his fiercest critics, was indicted Thursday on charges of mishandling classified and sensitive material.The indictment, returned by a federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, charged Bolton with 18 counts of transmitting or retaining national defense information. The charges each carry a maximum 10-year prison sentence should he be convicted.The indictment alleges Bolton shared more than a thousand pages of “diary-like” updates detailing his sensitive work between 2018 and 2019 with two relatives who were assisting him in preparing a book he published in 2020.
By focusing solely on John Bolton’s brief stint with Trump (a little over a year) and ignoring his earlier tenure as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under George W. Bush, where he was one of the leading advocates for the Iraq War, the msm (which despises Trump) will inevitably try to make this about Trump once again targeting his “enemies.” In doing so, they overlook the fact that Bolton, a longtime neocon and warmonger, may simply be facing long-overdue consequences if he’s found guilty. And judging from reports, the charges against him are very serious, including allegations that he shared classified information with family members who had no security clearance. It’s also worth noting that this case began gaining traction while Joe Biden was still in office, which double-down's on the idea that Bolton is really fucked.
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