Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton is in a Maryland courthouse this morning where's he's expected to make his first court appearance after being indicted by a grand jury Thursday on charges that he allegedly unlawfully transmitted and retained classified documents. Bolton arrived at the federal courthouse before 9 a.m. ET Friday. The indictment charges Bolton with eight counts of unlawful transmission of national defense information as well as 10 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information. Seven of the transmissions allegedly occurred during the time when Bolton was serving at Trump's national security adviser in 2018 and 2019, while another document was allegedly sent by Bolton just days after President Donald Trump removed him from the administration in
John Bolton at federal courthouse for 1st court appearance following indictment

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