GREENBELT, Md.—Former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded not guilty on Oct. 17 to 18 counts of illegally sharing and retaining classified information.
Bolton appeared in a courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, the day after facing an indictment brought by the Trump administration.
It alleged 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 adviser—including information relating to the national defense which was classified up to the TOP SECRET/SCI level—with two unauthorized individuals.”
Bolton faces $250,000 in fines and 10 years in prison for each count. The court is expected to hold a status hearing on Nov. 21 and receive a motion briefing by Nov. 14….