The 26-page indictment is available HERE, and reveals the scale of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s corrupt behavior in the handling of classified information.
The indictment alleges that Bolton leaked classified documents to at least two known individuals who were not authorized to review or retain classified information, including Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Intelligence.
[SOURCE]
GREENBELT, Maryland — Former national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday in an 18-count federal indictment with illegally sending classified information to unauthorized people while he worked at the White House and keeping similar documents at his home after leaving government.
The indictment contends Bolton sent more than 1,000 pages of “diary-like entries” to a pair of unnamed associates on a regular basis while he was handling the nation’s most sensitive military, intelligence and diplomatic matters. Many of the messages contained information designated as classified up to the “Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information” level. (more)
Couldn’t happen to a better warmonger. Well except if they added Pompeo & Judas Pence.
Dick and Liz need to be included, and I am not taking about Burton and Taylor. Lol
Graham
I don’t see any mention of Bolton getting paid for what he allegedly did in the indictment, but the forfeiture count at the end sets him up for financial ruin if he did.
If he deposited a single tainted dollar into any of his accounts, they can seize and take the entire account.
His wife and daughter were the ones he leaked to, they were the editors for his recent book.
The fact that the wife and daughter were not named or indicted tells me they’re doing the Mike Flynn squeeze on Bolton. Do you want to comply and keep your family out of this, or do you want to defend yourself and throw your family under the bus?
Question: is it illegal to receive Top Secret information?
Only if you’re authorized to see that particular piece of information.
Sending some reporters to jail for receiving and publishing classified information would go a long way in stopping the leaks.
Not the road we want to go down:
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/classified-documents/
“Any system of prior restraints of expression comes to this Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity.”
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/403/713/
Sounds like something that can be used by the press in suits against Secretary Hegseth down the road.
This really chaps my behind. If any of us USN Radiomen did this we’d be at Captains Mast, and sent to Fort Leavenworth before we could get out a string of swear words. I’m sick to death of reading about those in high places getting away with actions that would put us mushrooms in jail for a very long time.
Yes. This is true even if you have a TS clearance. There is also the requirement that one has the ‘need to know’ when dealing with classified information.
To gain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance to access such information, Bolton had to sign numerous documents promising he would “never divulge classified information” without “prior written notice of authorization from” involved government agencies, and that he would “never divulge anything … that [he] kn[e]w to be [Sensitive Compartmented Information (‘SCI’)] to anyone who is not authorized to receive it without prior written authorization,” the indictment said.
In September of 2018, the federal government installed an SCI Facility (SCIF) in his Maryland home because he needed access to national defense information at any time. In October 2019, when his term was over, Bolton’s Home was decertified as an SCI facility. After that, he should not have had classified documents in his home.
According to the indictment, between April 9, 2019, and Aug. 22, 2025, “Bolton abused his position as National Security Adviser by sharing more than a thousand pages of information about his day-to-day activities as the National Security Advisor — including information relating to the national defense, which was classified up to the Top Secret/SCI level — with two unauthorized individuals. …”
The individuals mentioned in the indictment are not named but are described as being related to Bolton.
Knowingly and not disclose to proper authority of impropriety? Yes, both knew.
Then there is the whole for profit aspect. Ya know he paid them for their work.
Yes, If they knew it was classified.
Not if you are a media publication of any kind. Stopping publication of government material is referred to as prior restraint. Anyone in the media who publishes classified material cannot be prosecuted according to the judgment in the case NEW YORK TIMES V. UNITED STATES, the PENATGON PAPERS case.
Summary of the case
In 1971, the Nixon administration attempted to stop the New York Times and The Washington Post from publishing leaked classified documents known as the “Pentagon Papers”. The documents revealed a secret history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, showing that the government had systematically misled the public about the war.
Key details of the case include:
The Leak: Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst who had worked on the study, leaked the 7,000-page report to reporters.Nixon’s Response: Citing national security concerns, the Nixon administration sought federal court injunctions to prevent further publication, a legal maneuver known as “prior restraint”.Supreme Court Decision: The Supreme Court heard the case on an expedited basis. In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that the government had not met the “heavy burden” of justifying prior restraint and that publication could continue.Significance: The ruling was a landmark victory for freedom of the press, establishing a strong precedent that makes it extremely difficult for the government to censor news before it is published, even in cases of national security.
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1970/1873
They don’t have to do a “Mike Flynn,” Boltin was caught red handed. It was cut and dry.
Did they know they were receiving classified information? If so, they need to be charged as well. No favors for family.
That’s amazing and and very interesting.
Bolton sending (maybe) classified documents to his wife & daughter … who also wrote his book.
PDJT just recently reminded us of what the “Russia, Russia, Russia” fabricators and liars tried to do to him AND his children, including life-in-prison, for Don Jr.
My guess … zero protection will be offered to Bolton’s wife and daughter for Bolton’s (and maybe their) real crimes.
“ If he deposited a single tainted dollar into any of his accounts, they can seize and take the entire account.” If only that were true. Proceeds of the crime must be traced – in your scenario, the government could seize the account, but in the end he would get back everything but one dollar.
And it will cost him every dollar he has trying to that one dollar back. See how this works?
Bingo!
Not necessarily. I used to work forfeitures. That single dollar you can prove was the proceeds from criminal activity justifies freezing (levying) the entire account. The actual forfeiture is a separate issue, though and there you are correct.
If he deposited a single tainted dollar into any of his accounts, they can seize and take the entire account.
Something to look forward to.
someone posted a video on this site of Bolton at McCain’s funeral. A govt leader of Qatar was seen in the video handing something, like a folded up piece of paper or envelope, to Bolton. The commentor mentioned that Bolton might be taking over for McCain’s information selling to enemies. (I think Qatar was the country)
I believe Sundance posted it. I could be wrong.
Good.
Has he also been charged with being an unregistered foreign agent?
I don’t th8nk so, but that should be in a superceding indictment.
IMO: I think the person most surprised by this indictment is Mike Pence because somehow he has been linked in some way with Bolton. Mike Pence’s behind the scenes activities during PdJT’s first administration is coming to light and it is not pretty.
whats a pence worth?
30 pieces of silver?
A 666pence
Filipinos will call it the Japanese WWII “Mickey Mouse” money. It takes about 75 “Mickey Mouse” pesos to buy 1 duck egg. They had to go to market laden with suitcases or “bayóng“; which are native bags made of woven coconut or buri leaf strips. These would be overflowing with the Japanese-issued bills.
Pence: He of the chronically constipated countenance (and all this is why).
FJB, and I’m not even talking about Joe Biden!
🤣
Glorious!
@shipwreckedcrew
“The Bolton indictment reads very much like this was an open investigation in the Biden Administration, likely begun in the summer of 2021. It might have picked up renewed intensity when Pres. Trump was re-elected, but the sequence of events and details in the indictment lead me to believe that this case was always going to get indicted at some point in time.
“It is likely, however, that DOJ hit the “pause” button when the Hur investigation began of Joe Biden keeping classified documents in his residence.”
https://x.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/1978958160183586986
I think Xiden/Garland DROPPED the “investigation” when the POS went full nuclear on Trump. They figured he’s on OUR side. April Fools Day John!
I never considered if that was why he turned on Trump so hard. Turning against Trump could have been a survival strategy. Either way nail Bolton’s hide to the wall along with the family if he does not want to cooperate.
He played stupid games. He now gets the stupid prizes.
I’m expecting another 1 or 2 indictment s in the coming month. Get comey and bolton to give conflicting testimonies…bring in garland , brennan, clapper, shiff….ask them all the same questions … watch them start pointing at one another…. Rico….turn on the spigots and watch the truth eventually squeeze out like , well, my morning number 2.
I saw an interview yesterday of former ICE director, Jonathan Fahey, regarding the arrest of 2 Antifa thugs who rammed ICE officers in their cars. Fahey said that with fed charges, the people charged either cooperate with fed, or wish they had.
he said the feds even select which suspects to arrest first, depending on which ones they think will squeal on the others. Apparently, there were 11 cars involved in the attack, and with video of the event, they probably know who the drivers or at least, owners, of those cars are.
Shifty Schiff-for-brains will hole up in his senate office to avoid accountability. The building could have a fire alarm go off, and I bet he wouldn’t leave.
Yet bidung somehow gets a pass.
Would he even know he was being prosecuted?
Perhaps they were letting Bolton age a little more so he could claim Biden and Mueller syndrome.
Wonder if he handled/exposed any info about Bush II and Iraq WMDs since his handling of classified info spanned Clinton and Bush II Administrations, just wondering.
Nothing will happen. Deep state takes care of the deep state and neicons
At his age, a twenty year sentence could be a life sentence …
Oh, well. FAFO. And remember, NO ONE is ever too old to do life.
Yes but, at my age the phrase “life sentence” is not much of a deterrent!
Was Bolton grossly negligent or extremely careless? And did he intend to take the stuff? Makes a difference apparently, at least in past events.
You forgot “extremely stupid”.
You both forgot arrogant.
Using his personal AOL account to email himself classified documents seems to check all those boxes. Consider the fact he went on liberal news outlets ripping Hegseth to pieces for using an unsecured group chat to discuss national security, when he did worse speaking to his “editors” the same way about the same things. Only his “editors/family” had no need to know.
Should add on 10 years for using an AOL account in 2025.
Did he post on My Space also and ever change his registration from the Whig Party?
Nothing Hegseth discussed was classified.
Did he ‘intend’? He was writing his TDS tell-all book, so he ‘needed’ the classified info for That!
….just ask Hillary Clinton.
O/T
@Osint613
4h
What on earth is NYC breeding these days? Just take a look at these sponsors at the “No Kings”NYC protest flyer for this Saturday.
https://nitter.poast.org/Osint613/status/1978952697043693616#m
Enlarged pic here:
The usual suspects
Commie Scum
The question is where is all their money coming from.
We need to start cutting this stuff off at the funding roots.
Without money they are nothing.
Yep. Follow the $
There are protests scheduled at three places in the area this weekend. Will probably be about three people at each. They are not getting funded by anyone in my area. Th
I think I graduated with those that I “assume” will attend. I guess its hip now for the elderly to protest, and write Letter’s to the Editor in the local newspaper.
I believe it is a Father figure issue when it comes to Trump. TDS for sure. I do not like to assume anything, but
holy moly. Biden and/or Obummer are better Father figures/leaders?
I’ll lose this post if I go look for the George Michael’s video “I will be your Father figure.” When Saturday Night Live was a lot of fun and funny, I still can’t forget how they made fun of G. Micheal’s butt grooming habits. Have fun with that you night owls.
Chicago area is going to get rained on all weekend…God does have a sense of humor.
There will be a couple blue haired elderly white women with some signs but the protest busses may get re-routed to nicer weather. Everyone near or in blue areas, go get your cars washed.
A lot of union representation there. Your union dues at work.
All supported by ngo’s
When he lawyers up, I wonder who they’ll be? More importantly, who’s gonna pay for them?
Unlike Trump, Roger Stone, Giuliani, and Mike Flynn, members of the uniparty always are gifted a slick high profile attorney to handle their cases, without spending a dime.
Bolton’s handlers will cover his costs. He (hopefully) sees jail time, but he won’t go broke.
Some of the high profile national security lawyers lost their clearances this year.
Slimmer pickings.
He’s being represented by Abbe Lowell. Sound familiar? He represented Hunter Biden. AND who else? Do the names “Lisa Cook” and “Letitia James” ring a bell??
I read your comment, and I thought you were just being facetious. Sure enough, Abbe Lowell! Such a busy lawyer!
Wonder if he’s ever had an innocent client? Wonder who’s got him on speed-dial, and is actually paying his exorbitant fees?
He doesn’t come cheap. When he represented Slow Joe’s crack head son his hourly rate was $1,500.00 per hour according to Court filings. Of course, I suppose The Walrus is rolling in dough from his book deal … but Abbe will burn through that no doubt.
See:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/how-much-does-hunter-bidens-lawyer-charge-2025-06-26/
$1,500/hr must have been a discount.
Tony Buzbee’s rate is $2,000/hr.
Buzbee’s good …. Real Good! However, his hourly rate pales in comparison to a former Federal Judge (who retired) and immediately became a partner at a prominent national law firm, specializing in white collar crime. (Sorry, I am not going to name the Judge or the law firm.) I was Corporate Counsel for a major corporation accused of a “white collar crime” (an alleged Clean Water Act violation). We hired the big national law firm because they had some legal talent who were very familiar with Clean Water Act violations (not the ex-Judge). The “ordinary” legal talent that we had billed at hourly rates of $1,500 – $1,800 per hour (and this was years ago). As we approached trial, the ordinary legal talent wanted to bring the ex-Judge Partner in on the case (since the trial was scheduled in the Federal Court he retired from) . His hourly rate was …. Hold On …. $3,500.00 per hour! We said … No … and won without him!
How long before he gets a GoFundMe account set up?
You would think in his tax bracket it would be verbolton. Man don’t need no go fund me!
And ….. Bolton’s case was assigned to Judge Theodore Chuang, an Obama appointee.
Hope he gets more than a fine.
Oiy Vey.
I’ve read the 18 Count Indictment.
Boy oh boy has this guy screwed himself.
And, upon conviction, he will be required to forfeit any assets, real or personal, to the US Govt; and if, any such assets have been comingled with any third party (community property), or substantially dissipated, or located beyond the jurisdiction of the US…. he’s still required to come up with the funds.
BK in his future in addition to imprisonment.
Just curious if you have a background in the law?
How’d you guess?
The charges are aligned with espionage act statutes
If he is guilty, as they say, “no one is above the law”. Let There BE Consequences!
He withheld information from the FBI when he reported to them that his AOL was hacked by Iran who then tried to blackmail him. Deleting your AOL email account didn’t do anything after the fact. My guess is Biden’s DOJ held off on any indictments while he damaged Trump as much as possible.
I’m so glad to be reading about these indictments of corrupt politicians. Fear of prosecution is a great motivator for avoiding corruption. Let the Democrats and Republicans be warned. Term limits are also beneficial. There should be more rules and laws to keep politicians and government bureaucrats in line and there needs to be severe penalties when they cross the line as well as the will to prosecute them. There is no other way to deal with this. Canada needs to do the same.
I also love how Trump is going after transnational crime and after the CCP. I know his primary interest is in benefitting America but it also benefits the rest of the world.
Canadian Conservative politicians are beginning to speak out about DEI in Canada. I’m convinced this would not be happening if Trump and America hadn’t started the trend.
There also seems to be a slight trend of Canadians waking up to the dangers of CCP infiltration into Canada. The Liberal party always covers this up and won’t acknowledge what is happening or do anything about it because it typically helps them politically. CCP targets Canadian politicians that are negative about China and they help politicians who are positive towards China. Their United Front organization works to influence elections in Canada and put pressure on Chinese Canadians to vote for pro China governments. Their party of choice in Canada is the Liberals. The CCP has had similar operations going in many other countries including the USA but they are almost unopposed in Canada so their efforts have been quite successful. The only thing that can change this trend is for Canadians to wake up and demand action.
POTUS is multi tasking on the world stage.
He joked to Putin about sending thousands of Tomohawk missiles to Ukraine?!
Ccp owns British Columbia. See Elizabeth Nickson’s substack for the nitty gritty.
Thanks for the recommendation. I am reading her Substack now. Excellent stuff. I am so glad to have a new source of information. Over the last few months I discovered Sam Cooper’s reporting and had a big awakening. I’m so glad to have another information source to mine. 😀
https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=we
He should not be allowed to have that mustache in prison, he might be hiding something in it.
Lol, that’s not where they hide stuff in prison!
DJT: “… He’s a bad guy. Too bad. That’s the way it goes.”
See:
https://x.com/Osint613/status/1978924881967263969
“I Am The Walrus …Goo Goo G’ Joob.”
How does this always seem to happen:
Bolton’s case was assigned to Judge Theodore Chuang, an Obama appointee.
Have to wonder who exactly was Bolton working for? Was it the Communists, China, or Iran. Why I say this. is because that OLD MAN as evil as he was, does not want to be the FALL GUY. We will probably never know, but he must be squealing like a PIG to get some type of LENIANCY.
I posted above that someone provided a video here, a month or so back, of Bolton at McCain’s funeral. He was shown in the video receiving a hand-delivered paper from a leader from Qatar (I believe that was the country). The poster mentioned that Bolton may be taking over McCain’s information-selling business.
But will the corrupt courts find one of their own guilty?
Bolton is the typical Deep State Thug. Arrogance, Nastiness, now he’s been Indicted. The only problem is he has an Obama Judge. If we don’t get a clean conviction we need to see about all the Crooked Judges for Impeachment/REMOVAL!
Bolton is a typical Deep State Thug. They hang around waiting for nice high paying jobs then he pulls a stunt like this.
May his Trial be FAST and his Prison Stay a Bubba Nightmare!
I would prefer a loooong trial. The media will try to hide the inconvenient facts…. Unless these facts are relentless and never ending.
As of yesterday RedPill78 is back on ytube (after being kicked off for the past five years) and covered the Bolton scandal in today’s episode.
Fast forward to about 1 hour 20 minutes.
RedPill tells to whom Bolton sent the classified documents.
0.o
About a month ago G3orge W3bb did a show about Bolton.
Who was it that published the footage of Bolton waltzing around Qatar a while back?
0.o
Liz Wheeler did a story on Bolton in Qatar.
Interesting comment under the video:
“Somewhere on youtube is a group pic of Kadyrov and some of his henchmen. John Bolton is in the background. I cannot find the video it was in.”
0.o
This was a good assessment. All those pieces put together. His book info which was classified. Iran hacked his email which was scif materials He done effed
He should hang as an example of the swamp being enemy of the people
I’ll cut to the chase. It was to his wife and daughter. It appears they were his editors.
FOFA! MAGA!
Indictment Roulette – Spin The Wheel -Who Is Next?
Will it be “Schit-For-Brains” Adam Schiff; or
Lisa “Mortgage Fraud” Cook; or
John “Praise Be The Name of Allah” Brennan; or
James “I Did Nothing Wrong” Clapper; or
Maybe a long shot … Jack “Snake Eyes” Smith?
Whadda you think?
It looks to me like the order of the indictments is a trap for Democrats. Will they come to the aid of Comey and Bolton like they did for the Maryland dad? That would be hilarious, and tank their approval even more.
Case assigned to an Obama judge. Bolton does not have much to worry about.
Military tribunals for treason are needed. The federal court system is too corrupt to be trusted.
In shadows lurked a man with a mustache grand,
A snowy arc that spread across his face so bland,
A secret thief with hands that stole in silence,
Trading truths for gold, defying all legal compliance.
He slipped through cracks, a master of disguise,
Selling secrets to endless foreign spies,
A web of lies spun tight around his soul,
Yet now he’s caught, and he’s losing control.
Mad as thunder, fury in his gaze,
Blaming others for his criminal ways,
“Not my fault,” he roars, “it’s all a game,
They framed me, blamed me—just shame and shame.”
But truth’s a mirror he can’t evade,
A record of the choices he’s made,
A man with a mustache, white as snow,
Caught in his lies, theres prison to go.
For him no more blood, bombs and wars, just concrete his mustache and iron doors.
“John Bolton is in deep trouble”….
Pure coincidence I am sure -assigned to a Marxist Judge.
That’s fine, ut what about hunter and the big guy? What about Hill and bill?
Bolton is finding out that he does not have a single friend in DC. The Dems and the media couldn’t care less about his troubles. Fellow members of the swamp will write him off as being too sloppy.
However …
Anyone thinking that this will act as a deterrent to future lawfare by the other side is dreaming. The legal class is mostly Democrat and they are more numerous by far. They will pounce on any misstep by our guys and imprison them for any technical violation, no matter how small. The legal wars are escalating and they are getting uglier.
That’s why he must hang for his crimes. Deterrent
Isn’t there a navy guy in jail for taking a picture from inside a nuclear sub and sending it to his mother? Bolton needs to fry.
Read he was assigned to an Obama judge. Nuf said. He will walk.
Can we NOW find seom dems to indict????? Any? One?
R’s can always indict their own (not saying to not indict), BUT WHY CAN’T THEY INDICT some dems?? God knows there are plenty to indict. Are names needed???????????????
Just frustrated dems skate with dems and they skate with r’s as well.
The judge “randomly assigned” (Really?) to the Comey case is a pal of his and a dem. The judge “randomly assigned” to James’ case is a dem and black. I’m guessing the same “randomness” will apply in any case DoJ brings against a dem, dem operative or deep stater.
TRUMP’S FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER BOLTON ARRIVES AT FEDERAL COURTHOUSE TO SURRENDER FOLLOWING CRIMINAL CHARGES
Kinda like the trend here… Indict one every two weeks or so… 52 weeks in a year,,, good start
And, sure enough, an Obamagistrate was “randomly assigned” the case. That’s 3 for 3 now. You can be sure it’ll be just as “random” for 100% of the cases Trump brings against his enemies.
Any similarity between Bolton and toast is totally coincidental.
Why Bolton?
With all the other corruption I’m suspicious.
Questions:
Point 14) >> a cyber actor believed to be associated with the Islamic Republic of Iran hacked BOLTON’s personal email account<<
I wonder if Bolton had something to do with the allegation of two Iranian hitmen getting into the US with Venezuelan passports.
After the FBI raid on Bolton’s home, bingo! Venezuela is in the crosshairs. Coincidence?
So the question: Was this a true hack of Bolton’s personal e-mail? Did Bolton give Iran access to his personal e-mail server in order to make it appear that he was a victim of a hack, when he really enabled the hack? Is there a connection between >>A representative for BOLTON notified the U.S. Government of the hack in or about July 2021<< and the fact that Biden and his crew were in the WH and directing things?
The entire ‘individual 1’ and ‘individual 2’ involvement is curious
At the end, under NOTICE OF FORFEITURE, “…shall forfeit to the United States of America, pursuant to Title 18, etc., , , any property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the offenses.
Then, Point 72, the clawback of some kind of payola: “If any of the property described above, as a result of any act or omission of the defendant: a. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; b. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; d. has been substantially diminished in value; or e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty…”
Sounds like a substantial amount. Who provided that “property”?
Sundance?
Yosemite Bolton strikes out.
My guess is there will be a plea deal where Bolton gets a lenient sentence with no prison time. Possibly a period of house arrest for 6-12 months.
Now do Hillary.
Rooster Head’s Prediction For The Walrus …. Hint: Not Good!
Trey “Rooster Head” Gowdy, former Congressman and Federal Prosecutor, has offered his prediction on the outcome of the prosecution of John “The Walrus – Goo Goo G’ Joob,” Bolton:
GOWDY: “He is convicted, and he spends the remainder of his natural life in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.”
Watch:
https://x.com/rcpvideo/status/1979009937830191122
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lmaoooooooooo
I hope he pussies out & rolls over on more NeverTrumper cucks. I would nut if David Frum got federal charges & fled to Tel Aviv.