President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton was indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury in Maryland for his handling of classified documents, according to a court filing.

Why it matters: Bolton has become a fierce Trump critic since leaving the first administration and has repeatedly warned about the president using the power of the government to target political foes.

Driving the news: Bolton's indictment follows a search warrant alleging that he used a private email account hacked by a "foreign entity" and that he wrongly shared classified information. • The grand jury charged Bolton with eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of retention of national defense information.

The latest: Bolton issued a statement in response to

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