Bolton, who was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on the charges following an FBI investigation lasting over three years, is the third political foe of Donald Trump to be indicted in the past three weeks, since the Republican sent a social media message to his attorney general, Pam Bondi, ordering her to force the prosecution of people he believes have harmed his political career.
The US-India relations expert is alleged to have retained classified information and met with Chinese officials. Ashley Tellis, a United States government adviser and expert on India-US relations, has been arrested and charged with unlawfully retaining national defence information and allegedly meeting with Chinese officials, US prosecutors said on Tuesday. Tellis made his initial court appearance on Tuesday. A detention hearing is scheduled for October 21, US media reported.
This is actually quite breathtaking in terms of its implications for the free press. There is no precedent for what they're doing here. Now, it is true that access is something that is a privilege. At the CIA, reporters, journalists are not allowed just to wander as widely as they do in the Pentagon, but the Pentagon has had a long tradition of allowing the media to work with its own representatives and getting the story right.
Henrik Landerholm, the former national security adviser, is on trial for negligent handling of classified information after leaving documents in an unlocked hotel safe.
Hegseth pushed back on claims that he shared military plans via private channels, asserting they were informal and unclassified, despite strong contrary opinions from military experts.