Former Trump adviser to plead guilty in classified information scandal. What fine he has to pay
Donald Trump's former presidential adviser, John Bolton, will plead guilty to one count of illegal retention and disclosure of classified information at a court hearing on June 26, two sources in the investigation said.
Bolton was an adviser in Trump's first term PHOTO EPA-EFE
Bolton, a fierce critic of the US president who was the leader's national security adviser from the White House, will pay a fine of 2.25 million dollars to reach an agreement regarding the improper handling of some classified documents, the sources said, according to Agerpres.
The former aide is accused of sharing sensitive information with relatives for possible use in a book he is writing, including notes from intelligence briefings and meetings with senior government officials and foreign leaders. He pleaded not guilty to 18 charges last year.
He could spend up to five years in prison if convicted. The Justice Department and a spokesman for Bolton declined to comment on the report.
Bolton served as national security adviser during Trump's first term, after which he became one of his most vocal critics. He stated about Trump in a memoir that he is unfit to exercise the office of president.
A source with knowledge of the settlement said on condition of anonymity that the plea agreement does not allege any wrongdoing in connection with Bolton's book, but that he admits he made a mistake.
