John Bolton

Ex-Trump NSA Bolton pleads not guilty to 18 charges of mishandling files

Former Trump adviser John Bolton has denied charges of mishandling classified information, including sharing diary-like notes; court hearing set for November 21

Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton charged with storing, sharing classified info

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged on Thursday with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes about his time in government that contained classified information. The 18-count indictment also suggests classified information was exposed when operatives believed linked to the Iranian regime hacked Bolton's email account in 2021 and gained access to sensitive material he had shared. A Bolton representative told the FBI that his emails had been hacked, prosecutors say, but did not reveal that he had shared classified information through the account or that the hackers now had possession of government secrets. The investigation into Bolton, who served for more than a year in President Donald Trump's administration before being fired in 2019, burst into public view in August when the FBI searched his home in Maryland and his office in Washington for classified records he may have held onto from his years in ...

Trump taking credit for India-Pakistan peace 'inappropriate': John Bolton

Bolton, who has also served as US Ambassador to the United Nations, criticised Trump's "erratic behaviour" of imposing tariffs on India for its Russian oil purchases

Navarro sought to pit Trump against Modi on trade: Ex-US NSA Bolton

John Bolton said Peter Navarro once tried to pit Trump against PM Modi on trade, but termed it a sideshow as real negotiators focused on resolving issues in good faith

Trump-Modi's very good relationship is gone now: Former US NSA Bolton

He further said that it's a lesson for everybody that a good personal relationship may help at times, but it won't always protect you

FBI searches ex-Trump adviser John Bolton's Maryland home in security probe

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents began searching his house in Maryland at 7 am as part of a probe ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel, according to the Post

Bolton warns Trump's tariffs risk pushing India closer to Russia, China

Trump's leniency on the Chinese, and heavy-handed tariffs on India, jeopardise decades of American efforts to bring India away from Russia and China, said Bolton

Former US NSA calls PM Modi a global leader, says big challenge is 'China'

While speaking exclusively with ANI on Prime Minister Modi's first State visit to the United States, Bolton said that 'trade relations' is something that he believes will be discussed between the two

Iran dismisses US' allegations in plot to kill former NSA John Bolton

The US Justice Department announced the criminal charges against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps for allegedly trying to assassinate John R Bolton, who served as NSA to Trump.

Helped plan coups in other countries, says former US NSA John Bolton

The attack on the US Capitol was the result of then-president Donald Trump "just stumbling around from one idea to another," Bolton said

Not sure if Trump will back India against China after US elections: Bolton

The former US NSA also says he does not think Trump knows anything about the history of these clashes over the decades between India and China

US judge allows former NSA John Bolton to publish tell-all book

The decision from US District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for Bolton in a court case that involved core First Amendment and national security concerns.

White House fights to block Bolton's book; Trump calls him 'sick puppy'

The publication also contains alleged gaffes and controversial statements by President Trump, such as his ostensible idea that invading Venezuela would be "cool"

Trump sought China's help to win 2020 US election, claims Bolton's memoir

The book, 'The Room Where it Happened: A White House Memoir', is due to be published on June 23, but the Trump administration has sued to block its distribution

White House bars Bolton from releasing book, cites 'top secret' material

The White House on Wednesday said that former national security advisor John Bolton cannot publish in its current form a book reportedly containing explosive evidence concerning President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. The National Security Council said after preliminary review of the manuscript -- a vetting process applied to any White House employees writing books -- that it contained "significant amounts of classified information." "Some of this information is at the TOP SECRET level," the NSC said in a letter to Bolton's lawyer Charles Cooper, adding that "the manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information.

Trump told Bolton military help to Ukraine was tied to Biden probe: Report

Trump had on Wednesday told reporters in Davos, Switzerland, that he didn't want Bolton to testify before the Senate.

Ex-US adviser criticises Trump's North Korea policy, says risk is imminent

"The idea that we are somehow exerting maximum pressure on North Korea is just unfortunately not true," he said

Trump fires John Bolton as top security adviser, citing disagreements

Bolton, a staunch conservative, was opposed to Trump's efforts to secure an end to the war in Afghanistan, US media reported

Trump names special envoy for hostage affairs, Robert O'Brien, as new NSA

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named special envoy for hostage affairs Robert O'Brien as the new National Security Adviser to replace John Bolton, who was fired last week. O'Brien has been serving as the special envoy for hostage affairs at the Department of State has been chosen for the role, Trump tweeted. "I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O'Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, as our new National Security Advisor. "I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job," he said. O'Brien would be Trump's fourth national security adviser of his presidency. He previously served under the George W Bush and Barack Obama administrations.

Donald Trump shortlists five candidates to replace John Bolton as NSA

Trump praised O'Brien, saying, "I think he's fantastic". About Kellogg, he said