Senior U.S. Justice Department officials are pressing for rapid charges against President Donald Trump ‘s former national security adviser (NSA) John Bolton, despite prosecutors’ reservations about the need for further investigation, two sources said.

The move comes a week after the administration pushed out the top federal prosecutor in Virginia, angry that the department was not moving faster to prosecute Trump critics, including Bolton and former FBI Director James Comey, and represents an escalation in Trump’s efforts to use the power of the Justice Department to seek retribution.

Prosecutors in the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s office, which is leading the Bolton probe, and attorneys from the department’s National Security Division are pushing back against pressure from Deputy Attorn

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