The former National Security Advisor entered a guilty plea Friday morning. He reached a plea deal earlier this month.

Trump's former national security adviser could face up to five years behind bars, though the plea deal may help him avoid time in prison, US media report.

The guilty plea marks the first successful prosecution to emerge from Trump's campaign of retribution against those he perceives as political enemies.

John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump's national security advisor before becoming an outspoken critic of the US president, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of retaining classified ...

Trump mocks John Bolton on Truth Social after his former national security adviser pleads guilty to unauthorized possession of classified documents.

Even after a year of exasperating proceedings that featured several breaks from normal judicial procedure and that culminated in a shock ruling dismissing the classified documents indictment against ...

John Bolton, a national security adviser in the first Trump administration, is expected to enter a guilty plea for mishandling classified information.

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified information as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. He agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine, ...

Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton attends the Copenhagen Democracy Summit at the Royal Danish Playhouse on May 12, 2026. (Photo by ...

John Bolton, a prominent critic of President Trump who once served as his national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to ...

John Bolton, the former US National Security Adviser, has admitted to illegally retaining classified information in a plea deal that resolves a criminal case against him. , US News, Times Now ...