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October 17, 2025

Trump's Former National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted by a Grand Jury
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President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton was
indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on charges that he mishandled
classified documents. Bolton is a prominent critic of President Trump
and had published a book about his tumultuous time in the White House
during the first Trump administration. In a statement, Bolton said,
"Now, I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice
Department to charge those he deems to be his enemies with charges that
were declined before or distort the facts." It comes as President
Trump's Justice Department has secured indictments against former FBI
Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James in
recent weeks.


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