Overview
- An Maryland grand jury charged the former national security adviser with eight counts of transmitting and ten counts of retaining national-defense information.
- Court filings describe an August FBI search of his home and office tied to suspected Espionage Act violations dating to 2018–2025.
- Prosecutors allege Bolton provided more than 1,000 pages of material about his daily activities to two individuals without clearances.
- Court documents reference a hack of Bolton’s personal email by a foreign entity, and some outlets report investigators linked it to Iran.
- The case follows recent indictments of James Comey and Letitia James, as President Trump called Bolton “a mean guy,” while Bolton has denounced the charges as political retaliation.