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Former Trump adviser John Bolton faces indictment

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking during a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran – United States Representative Office (NCRI-US) at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Federal prosecutors in Maryland are expected to ask a grand jury on Thursday to indict John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, according to multiple media reports.

If charged, Bolton would be the third high-profile Trump foe in recent weeks to be criminally charged.

Grand juries in Virginia have separately indicted former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress and New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud related to a mortgage on a home she owns in Virginia. They have denied any wrongdoing.

On August 22, FBI agents searched Bolton’s Maryland home and office in Washington, DC.

The searches are part of a “national security investigation seeking classified documents,” a person familiar with the matter told NBC News at the time.

CNBC requested comment from Bolton’s attorney, Abbe Lowell.

FBI agents carry boxes as they exit the building that houses the Washington office of former National Security Advisor John Bolton, in Washington, DC, United States, August 22, 2025.

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Emily Carter – Senior Political Editor Covers U.S. politics for over 10 years, specializing in elections and foreign policy.

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