Bolton Pleads Guilty to One Charge

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 2m

John Bolton is set to plead guilty to one felony charge related to mishandling classified national security documents while writing his explosive 2020 memoir, avoiding prison and facing a $2.25 million fine. Originally indicted on 18 counts, this plea could drastically reduce his legal exposure after prosecutors accused him of emailing over 1,000 pages of sensitive notes to family — including phrases like “The intel briefer said” — and later revealing his personal account was hacked by Iranian-linked actors threatening to leak “Hillary’s emails.” Bolton, who resigned from Trump’s White House…