Bolton reaches plea deal in classified-documents case

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton is reportedly reaching a plea deal to plead guilty to illegally retaining sensitive national security documents, with a fine exceeding $2 million and a potential prison term of 0–60 months; a hearing is set for June 26. The context includes earlier Maryland charges over diary-like White House entries and emails sent to two unauthorized individuals (reported as his wife and daughter), though those transmissions aren’t part of the current charges.