John Bolton, a former national security adviser for US President Donald Trump who became one of his fiercest critics, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to mishandling classified information and faces up to five years in prison.
Im sorry for it, Bolton told US district judge Theodore D Chuang during the hearing.
Bolton, 77, is accused of sharing sensitive information with two relatives for possible use in a memoir he was writing, including notes on intelligence briefings and meetings with senior government officials and foreign leaders. Prosecutors said he shared more than 1,000 pages in the form of diary entries. He pleaded not guilty to 18 criminal charges last year.
