Former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty to illegally retaining national defense information. Associated Press reported the plea from U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland.
U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang set sentencing for October 28, 2026, in Greenbelt. A hearing time of 9:30 a.m. has been reported for that date; a report date was not set in the cited public posts.
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