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Trump’s Former National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted by a Grand Jury

HeadlineOct 17, 2025

President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on charges that he mishandled classified documents. Bolton is a prominent critic of President Trump and had published a book about his tumultuous time in the White House during the first Trump administration. In a statement, Bolton said, “Now, I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those he deems to be his enemies with charges that were declined before or distort the facts.” It comes as President Trump’s Justice Department has secured indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James in recent weeks.

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