Posted on 06/26/2026 7:45:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
The plea was made in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, before U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang.
Bolton, 77, had faced an 18-count indictment that had accused him of both transmitting and retaining highly sensitive, classified materials during and after his time in the Trump administration.
Bolton served as national security advisor from April 2018 until September 2019.
Prosecutors alleged that while in that role, he created extensive “diary-like entries” and notes detailing his daily activities, meetings with foreign leaders, intelligence briefings, and sensitive policy discussions. He then transmitted more than 1,000 pages of this material, some classified up to the Top Secret/SCI level, via his personal AOL email account and messaging applications to two unauthorized individuals.
The indictment added that Bolton unlawfully retained classified national defense information at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, and his Washington, D.C., office.
These documents reportedly included intelligence on foreign adversaries, sources and methods, and other sensitive matters related to weapons of mass destruction and U.S. strategy.
The case gained significant momentum after Bolton’s personal AOL email account was hacked in July 2021 by actors linked to Iran. The breach exposed the diary-style notes he had sent to family members.
Federal investigators later determined that the compromised emails contained classified national defense information.
In August, FBI agents executed search warrants at Bolton’s Bethesda home and his D.C. office.
Agents seized classified documents, electronic devices, folders labeled “Trump I–IV,” and a binder titled “Statements and Reflections to Allied Strikes.”
I would be willing to bet many DC swampers use unauthorized email accounts. Many to get around reporting requirements and more to do what he did.
Excellent Friday humor.
I think this is the beginning.
Good news. Finally a treasonous dastardly goes to jail.
Yep. He was really sloppy for a guy going after the powers that be.
He’ll get a slap on the wrist.
He really thought the left supported him now, rather than that they were just using him.
Koo koo KA chu.
Great news. Tammy Bruce must be doing a happy dance.
“Fauci next.”
Going to be difficult. Biden (or the autopen) gave Dr. Faucistein a global pardon.
Someone has to set the precedent for the time when Demonicrats start to be tried, convicted, and sentenced.
If Bolton doesn’t serve any significant time in prison, how can we expect Demonicrats (and DeepStaters) to be tried, convicted and sentenced to the short drop and quick stop they deserve.
Even if he’s sent to prison, it will be one of those minimum security ‘country club’ prisons for people like him.............
Unfortunately Biden will never be prosecuted because he is literally a drooling moron.
He is mentally unable to comprehend the charges against him.
“”These documents reportedly included intelligence on foreign adversaries, sources and methods, and other sensitive matters related to weapons of mass destruction and U.S. strategy.””
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None dare call it treason. But I will.
Elites in this country can do what they want and not worry about doing jail time.
Bolton did not realize that Trump cannot be managed or controlled. As it was, Bolton’s foolish efforts to do so led to a rapid falling out with Trump even though their views and policy positions were close.
Biden is. Obama is.
Who?...........
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