{"id":2513255,"date":"2025-11-21T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-says-more-charges-against-john-bolton-could-be-filed\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:31:19","slug":"doj-says-more-charges-against-john-bolton-could-be-filed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-says-more-charges-against-john-bolton-could-be-filed\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ says more charges against John Bolton could be filed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-says-more-charges-against-john-bolton-could-be-filed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicated that former national Security Adviser John bolton may <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-police-officers-relieved-of-duty-over-death-of-tyre-nichols-emts-fired\/\" title=\"More Police Officers Relieved Of Duty Over Death Of Tyre Nichols, EMTs Fired\">face additional criminal charges<\/a> related<\/a> to classified materials seized from his Maryland home and Washington office. During a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, prosecutors explained that the government is still reviewing a large volume of sensitive documents, including diary-style entries Bolton allegedly sent to his family via unsecured emails and texts. These entries contain facts classified up to the Top Secret level. The review process is complex and slow, involving the intelligence community and a filter team to address potential attorney-client privilege issues. Bolton has pleaded not guilty to current charges of transmitting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-trump-can-still-run-for-president-while-under-indictment-or-even-post-conviction\/\" title=\"Trump can run for president despite being indicted or convicted.\">retaining national defense information<\/a>. The case timeline is extended, with finding expected to continue into 2026, and no trial date set yet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-presidents-son-pleads-not-guilty-after-judge-blows-up-plea-agreement\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden pleads &#039;not guilty&#039; as judge rejects plea agreement.\">judge expressed concerns<\/a> about the slow pace and has urged the DOJ to expedite the review. Bolton&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-wouldnt-approve-a-murder-charge-after-confession-so-the-police-commander-stepped-in-report\/\" title=\"... Wouldn\u2019t Approve A Murder Charge After Confession, So The Police Commander Stepped In: Report\">defense attorney noted<\/a> that this case differs from typical Espionage Act cases and will decide on legal motions after more information and privilege reviews are complete.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ says more charges against John Bolton could be filed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2375897\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal prosecutors signaled Friday that former national security adviser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-bolton\/\">John Bolton<\/a> may face additional criminal charges as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\">Justice Department<\/a> continues sifting through a vast collection of materials seized from his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\">Maryland<\/a> home and Washington office.<\/p>\n<p>At a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Sullivan told U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang that the government is still reviewing classified information it alleges Bolton unlawfully shared during President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s first term. The intelligence community must first examine the seized material before any of it can be shown to Bolton&rsquo;s defense team, a process prosecutors say is complicated by a filter team looking through it for possible attorney-client privilege problems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3894332\/maryland-grand-jury-investigating-handling-adam-schiff-mortgage-fraud-inquiry-source\/\">Maryland grand jury investigating handling of Schiff mortgage fraud inquiry: Source<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3894145\/federal-judge-rules-trumps-dc-national-guard-deployment-unlawful\/\">Federal judge rules Trump&#8217;s DC National Guard deployment unlawful<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3894120\/cair-sues-abbott-over-foreign-terrorist-organization-designation\/\">Terrorism-tied Muslim group sues Abbott over foreign terrorist organization designation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, left, arrives for his arraignment on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a process that takes time,&rdquo; Sullivan said, describing a &ldquo;voluminous&rdquo; universe of documents that must be sifted through by prosecutors, the intelligence community, and the privilege-review team.<\/p>\n<p>Bolton&rsquo;s lawyer, defense attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3891437\/letitia-james-lisa-cook-mortgage-fraud-allegations\/\">Abbe Lowell<\/a>, declined to comment after prosecutors suggested that superseding charges could still be brought in the case, CNN <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/21\/politics\/john-bolton-trial-classified-documents\">reported<\/a>. Bolton, who was not present in the courthouse on Friday morning, has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of retaining it.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing revealed new details about the scope and sensitivity of the documents at issue. Prosecutors said 10 diary-style entries that Bolton allegedly sent to his wife and daughter, through unsecured emails and texts, are at the &ldquo;heart&rdquo; of the indictment and contain information classified up to the Top Secret level, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allrisenews.com\/p\/bolton-cipa-initial-status-scif\">according<\/a> to <em>All Rise News<\/em>. Bolton&rsquo;s email account was separately compromised by Iranian government hackers, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Those entries are part of a broader collection of 65 documents still undergoing intelligence-community reviews, and Lowell told the court that the filter team must comb through &ldquo;a few thousand pages&rdquo; to determine &ldquo;what line in a private diary is classified.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan said the material is so sensitive that &ldquo;this isn&rsquo;t information that can be stored in any SCIF,&rdquo; referring to the standard facility required for attorneys to view sensitive or classified documents involved in the case. The government is constructing a temporary secure facility in Washington to allow the defense to review the material before a permanent one is completed in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Chuang, an Obama appointee, also repeatedly pressed the DOJ over why its proposed discovery timeline stretched into late May 2026, calling the plan excessive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still having trouble with why we need seven months for this,&rdquo; Chuang said. At one point, he chastised prosecutors for not having completed more of the intelligence-community coordination before bringing charges. &ldquo;If you actually wanted to indict, you&rsquo;d want to know what the intelligence community actually needs with these,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The judge ultimately ordered prosecutors to speed up their proposed production schedule, though neither side requested a trial date. A previously scheduled status conference has been set for October 2026, almost a year from now, underscoring how far the case remains from reaching a jury.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-bolton\/\">JOHN BOLTON PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES IN CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lowell, for his part, said he would decide which motions to file only after learning more about the classified diary entries and after privilege determinations are complete, stressing that the matter &ldquo;is not the typical&rdquo; Espionage Act case involving marked classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted a representative for Lowell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ may file more charges against John Bolton, review ongoing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2513256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25290458074121.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4035,7076,3976,44998,32285],"class_list":["post-2513255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-charges","tag-doj","tag-investigation","tag-john-bolton","tag-legal-case"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25290458074121.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513259,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513255\/revisions\/2513259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}