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John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information

NPR | By Ryan Lucas,

Steve Inskeep

Published June 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM CDT

President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton, now a vocal critic of the president, has agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified information.

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