GREENBELT, Md. — John Bolton, the previous nationwide safety adviser-turned-foe of President Trump, arrived to give up himself to authorities Friday morning after he was charged with unlawfully sharing and storing categorised data.
Bolton arrived on the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., at about 8:30 a.m. He was seen getting into the U.S. Marshal’s workplace along with his attorneys. He’s anticipated to make his first court docket look later within the day.
At some point earlier, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Bolton with 18 felonies, making him the third longtime Trump foe that the Justice Division has just lately introduced expenses in opposition to.
Prosecutors say he despatched greater than a thousand pages of “diary-like entries” to 2 kinfolk about his day-to-day as Trump’s nationwide safety adviser and stored data at his residence in a Maryland suburb after leaving the place.
In an announcement following the costs, Bolton instructed he’s the “latest target” of Trump’s retribution marketing campaign in opposition to his perceived political enemies, vowing he’s devoted his life to America’s international coverage and nationwide safety and would “never compromise those goals.”
His lawyer, outstanding Washington legal professional Abbe Lowell, stated that retaining diaries “is not a crime.”
Lowell additionally represents New York Legal professional Common Letitia James (D), one other Trump adversary who was charged final week with financial institution fraud in connection together with her buy of a Virginia residence.
Former FBI Director James Comey additionally faces expenses he lied in 2020 congressional testimony.
They each have denied wrongdoing.
