John Bolton will reportedly plead guilty over mishandling classified documents

Justice department filed charges against Trump’s former adviser in 2025 as part of onslaught against president’s critics

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John Bolton, the former US national security adviser who left Donald Trump’s first administration and became a staunch critic of the US president, will reportedly plead guilty over mishandling classified documents.

The US Department of Justice filed federal charges against Bolton in October 2025, one of a string of Trump critics against whom it secured criminal charges in a matter of weeks.