Bolton strikes plea deal over national-security information, faces up to five years

John Bolton agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining national security information under a plea deal, with arraignment set for June 26; the deal could carry a sentence from probation to 60 months in prison and about $2.25 million in restitution. Prosecutors say the information was described in an electronic diary shared with two family members, and there’s no claim he took, leaked, or shared documents. He had been indicted in 2020 on multiple counts related to transmitting and retaining classified information.