Bolton Pleads Guilty to Classified Notes Charge

Philadelphia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

John Bolton, former Trump national security advisor, has pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified info — notes he took for a critical memoir — avoiding a harsher sentence but still facing prison and fines. Originally charged with 18 counts for leaking over 1,000 pages to family via email and apps, Bolton once claimed the case was politically driven, but new evidence sealed the deal. Unlike other classified cases, this focused on his private documentation, not the published book — and his emails were allegedly hacked by an Iranian-linked group. Sentencing is set for October. Support…