Former US national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally having top secret info

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Former US national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty to illegally retaining top secret classified information, in a deal that may allow him to avoid imprisonment. His sentencing is scheduled for October 28 in Maryland, USA.

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term. Bolton, who became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump after serving in the Republican’s first administration, is scheduled to be sentenced on October 28 by US District Judge Theodore Chuang in Greenbelt, Maryland. Bolton, 77, pleaded guilty to a single count of...