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John Bolton, who served arsenic Donald Trump’s nationalist information advisor earlier becoming an outspoken professional of the president, pleaded not blameworthy connected Friday to charges of mishandling classified information, US media reported.
The 76-year-old seasoned diplomat entered the not blameworthy plea to 18 counts of transmitting and retaining apical concealed nationalist defence accusation astatine a tribunal proceeding successful Greenbelt, Maryland, CNN reported.
The web said Bolton was released connected his ain recognizance and the adjacent proceeding day was acceptable for November 21.
Bolton was indicted connected Thursday — the 3rd Trump foe to beryllium deed with transgression charges successful caller weeks.
The indictment accuses Bolton of sharing classified documents by email with 2 “unauthorized individuals” who are not identified but are believed to beryllium his woman and daughter.
The Justice Department said the documents “revealed quality astir aboriginal attacks, overseas adversaries, and overseas argumentation relations.”
Each of the counts carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years successful prison.
In a statement, Bolton rejected the charges and said helium had “become the latest people successful weaponizing the Justice Department.”
Bolton’s indictment follows the filing of transgression charges by the bureau against 2 different salient critics of the Republican president — New York Attorney General Letitia James and erstwhile FBI manager James Comey.
The 66-year-old James was indicted successful Virginia connected October 9 connected charges of slope fraud and making mendacious statements related to a spot she purchased successful 2020 successful Norfolk, Virginia.
James, who successfully prosecuted Trump for fiscal fraud, has rejected the charges arsenic “baseless” and “political retribution.”
Comey, 64, pleaded not blameworthy connected October 8 to charges of making mendacious statements to Congress and obstructing a legislature proceeding.
His lawyer has said helium volition question to person the lawsuit thrown retired connected the grounds it is simply a vindictive and selective prosecution.
– ‘Unfit to beryllium president’ –
Trump precocious publically urged Attorney General Pam Bondi successful a societal media station to instrumentality enactment against James, Comey and others helium sees arsenic enemies, successful an escalation of his run against governmental opponents.
Trump did not specifically notation Bolton successful the Truth Social post, but helium has lashed retired astatine his erstwhile adjutant successful the past and withdrew his information item soon aft returning to the White House successful January.
Trump called Bolton a “bad guy” connected Thursday.
Bolton served arsenic Trump’s nationalist information advisor successful his archetypal word and aboriginal angered the medication with the work of a highly captious book, “The Room Where It Happened.”
He often appears connected tv quality shows and successful people to condemn the antheral helium has called “unfit to beryllium president.”
Since January, Trump has taken a fig of punitive measures against perceived enemies, purging authorities officials helium deemed to beryllium disloyal, targeting instrumentality firms progressive successful past cases against him and pulling national backing from universities.
The cases against James and Comey were filed by Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, aft the erstwhile national authoritative resigned, saying determination was not capable grounds to complaint them.
Appointed to caput the Federal Bureau of Investigation by then-president Barack Obama successful 2013, Comey was fired by Trump successful 2017 amid the probe into whether immoderate members of the Trump statesmanlike run had colluded with Moscow to sway the 2016 election.
AFP
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