John Bolton pleads guilty to one felony count of retaining classified national security information after FBI agents seized diary entries and other materials in a Maryland search that recovered more than 1,000 pages.The plea reduces an 18-count indictment, exposes John Bolton to up to five years in prison and a $2.25M fine and may require forfeiture tied to his 2020 memoir.Career prosecutors, including
Thomas Sullivan and Maryland US Attorney
Kelly Hayes, say the agreement reflects narrowly provable charges and spares a trial that could reveal sensitive material while sentencing will be set before Judge
Theodore Chuang in Maryland.