BREAKING: John Bolton Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison for Mishandling Classified National Defense Secrets
President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton, pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony count of unlawfully retaining national defense information. The post BREAKING: John Bolton Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison for Mishandling Classified Nationa.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Gateway Pundit says: President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton, pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony count of unlawfully retaining national defense information. The post BREAKING: John Bolton Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison for Mishandling Classified Nationa.
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- Primary source: Gateway Pundit
- Published: Jun 26, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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