
UPDATE 6-Ex Trump adviser Bolton pleads not guilty to mishandling classified information charges
Published on: Oct. 17, 2025, 9:19 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Bolton's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said Bolton did not unlawfully share or store any information. CHARGES AGAINST PERCEIVED ADVERSARIES Trump, a Republican who campaigned for the presidency on a vow of retribution after facing a slew of legal woes once his first term in the White House ended in 2021, has actively pressured his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to bring charges against his perceived adversaries. That included pushing the Justice Department to bring charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, even driving out a prosecutor he deemed to be moving too slowly in doing so.