JUSTTHENEWS (John Solomon) - Michael Flynn says he would never have taken 2018 plea deal if he had full FBI evidence in his case
Prosecutors alleged the former three-star general lied about his contacts with a Russian diplomat.
Prosecutors alleged the former three-star general lied about his contacts with a Russian diplomat.
“We are going to get them immunity and protection”: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says she has spoken to the White House about giving a list of people immunity from security clearance violations or the Espionage Act for disclosing information regarding UAP.
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton plans to plead guilty in a case accusing him of improperly handling national defense information contained within his diaries, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill. Bolton will plead guilty at a rearraignment hearing scheduled for June 26 on one count of retention of national security information, down from 18 counts related to violating the Espionage Act when he was first indicted in October.
The former national security adviser was indicted on 18 charges of retaining or disseminating classified information.
Former Trump National Security Advisor turned anti-Trump activist John Bolton is expected to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents, agreeing to a felony charge and substantial fine.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: John Bolton, former National Security Advisor under President Trump, is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents. He has reportedly agreed to pay a fine exceeding $2 million as part of the plea deal. WHEN & WHERE: Bolton’s court hearing is scheduled for June 26, according to the court docket. DETAIL: Prosecutors allege that Bolton retained classified diary-like entries from his time in the Trump administration and shared over a thousand pages of personal information with unauthorized individuals, including his wife and daughter. While the transmission of classified information is not part of the charges he is pleading guilty to, he initially…Open
The FBI searched Bolton's home in August of last year. The investigation began during the Biden administration.
The former Trump national security adviser plans to plead guilty to a count of illegal retention of classified information, which could result in a fine and possibly prison time of up to five years.
Bolton could not immediately be reached for comment.
An ex-Army employee that had top-secret clearance has been charged with leaking classified information, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a Wednesday press release, the DOJ said that 40-year-old Courtney Williams of North Carolina was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday. Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday regarding “her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist,” according to the DOJ. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5823128-courtney-williams-indicted-national-security/?tbref=hp #usarmy #army #fortbragg #doj
Courtney Williams is accused of violating a provision of the Espionage Act and multiple nondisclosure agreements for sharing details of her work at Fort Bragg.