The FBI accuses the former official of transmitting classified information using personal online accounts
Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified information.
A federal grand jury in Maryland indicted Bolton on Thursday on eight counts of transmitting and ten counts of unlawfully retaining national defense information.
“The FBI’s investigation revealed that John Bolton allegedly transmitted top secret information using personal online accounts and retained said documents in his house in direct violation of federal law,” said FBI Director Kash Patel.
“Anyone who threatens our national security will be held accountable,” he added.
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