John Bolton, US President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor, who later became one of his biggest critics, surrendered on Friday on charges of mishandling classified information.
Bolton, who was indicted on Thursday, is the third of Trump’s prominent critics to face prosecution in recent weeks, as the US President dispenses with decades-long norms designed to insulate federal law enforcement from political pressures.
Wearing a dark blue suit and a maroon tie, the former NSA did not respond to reporters as he entered the courthouse to surrender to authorities. He is expected to make an initial appearance before a judge and may have to stop at the US Marshals office for “possible" fingerprinting and booking photo, news agency Reuters reported.
Bolton is charged with 18 coun