Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say
Source: NBC News
Oct. 10, 2025, 10:54 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump turned prominent Trump critic, is expected to be charged with federal crimes soon, according to two federal officials with knowledge of the investigation.
One of the officials said Bolton could be indicted next week. The other said he could be indicted soon. The charges would be brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland, where Bolton lives, the officials said. The development was first reported by MSNBC. Bolton’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for the Department of Justice declined to discuss matters related to a grand jury.
“As a matter of law, we will not discuss any grand jury matters with the media, but this Justice Department is united as one team in our mission to make America safe again,” the spokesman said. “And the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, along with the entire team at Main Justice continue to empower our US Attorneys to pursue justice in every case.”
The FBI conducted searches of Bolton’s Maryland home and his Washington, D.C., office in August. A source familiar with the matter told NBC News at the time that the searches were part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records.”
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