"Driving the news: Bolton's indictment follows a search warrant alleging that he used a private email account hacked by a "foreign entity" and that he wrongly shared classified information. State of play: Despite Bolton's clashes with Trump, the administration maintained that his investigation was not politically motivated. Trump denied knowing anything about the indictment while speaking with reporters Thursday afternoon. "He's a bad guy," Trump said during a press conference. "It's too bad, but that's the way it goes.""
"Catch up quick: The FBI raided Bolton's Maryland home in August during what Vice President JD Vance called the "very early stages of an ongoing investigation." At the time, Vance said he was "not at all" being targeted for being a critic of Trump, who called Bolton "a real lowlife." Flashback: Trump revoked Bolton's security protections in January despite death threats from Iran. Trump's first administration tried to block the release of Bolton's 2020 book, "The Room Where it Happened," arguing that it contained classified information."
John Bolton was indicted after a search warrant alleged he used a private email account hacked by a foreign entity and that he wrongly shared classified information. The FBI raided Bolton's Maryland home in August during what Vice President J.D. Vance described as the very early stages of an investigation. Vance said he was not being targeted for criticizing President Trump. President Trump denied knowledge of the indictment, called Bolton a bad guy, and previously revoked Bolton's security protections despite death threats from Iran. The administration also tried to block Bolton's book and has pursued cases involving other critics and officials.
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