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John Bolton Pleads Guilty To Mishandling Classified Information, Faces Up to Five Years in Prison
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3:09Now PlayingPresident Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, pleaded guilty Friday to a single count of hoarding national defense information while working in the White House, leaving the 77-year-old facing up to five years in federal prison.
Bolton, an Iran hawk and former US ambassador to the United Nations, copped to the charge during a brief hearing in federal court just outside Washington, responding to US District Judge Theodore Chuang’s inquiry about whether he was guilty: “I am, Your Honor, and sorry for it.”
The charge carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, but US Attorney Kelly Hayes clarified to reporters following the hearing that the Justice Department was asking for a five-year sentence as part of a plea agreement that will also force Bolton to pay a $2.25 million fine.
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