Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to one count of illegally retaining national defense information, resolving an 18-count classified information case brought last year. Bolton, 77, served during President Trump’s first term and later became a critic of the president. The plea agreement recommends up to five years in prison and requires Bolton to pay a $2.25 million fine, forfeit his government pension, complete up ...

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