Earlier this week, a federal grand jury convened to consider charges against Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. Following his Thursday indictment , Bolton surrendered to authorities and entered his plea at the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland.

The Associated Press reported that Bolton, 76, pleaded not guilty in his initial court appearance following his Friday-morning surrender to authorities.

'Weaponization of justice will not be tolerated, and this FBI will stop at nothing to bring to justice anyone who threatens our national security.'

Bolton is charged with eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of unlawful retention of NDI, per a DOJ press release .

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