A fierce Trump critic, Bolton was initially indicted on 18 counts of mishandling classified material. On Friday, he pleaded guilty to one count of illegally retaining classified information, including top- secret diary entries.

Ex-Trump NSA John Bolton, turned outspoken critic, pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents

John Bolton, who served as NSA from 2018 to 2019, was originally charged with eight counts of transmitting national defence information and 10 counts of retaining national defence information. After leaving the administration, Bolton published a 2020 memoir that was critical of the president.

Former Trump NSA John Bolton to plead guilty over retaining classified documents: Report

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Ex-Trump NSA John Bolton, turned outspoken critic, pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents

Former Trump NSA John Bolton to plead guilty over retaining classified documents