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John Bolton

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Relationship to Trumpformer Trump national security adviserpolitical / 1 source

Former Trump national security adviser whose White House service ended in 2019 and whose clearance Trump directed be revoked in 2025.

Convicted by guilty plea of willful national-defense-information retentionlegal / 2026-06-26–2026-06-26Former adviser; clearance revokedrelationship / 2019-09-10Former adviser turned public criticrelationship / 2019-09-10–2019-09-10Departed as national security adviseroffice / 2019-09-10–2019-09-10Former national security adviseroffice / 2018-04-09–2019-09-10

Exact relationships

  1. former national security adviserpoliticaldocumented · 7 files · 11 source references
  2. former adviser targeted by Trump clearance orderlegalpoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 1 source reference

Money, power & fallout

  1. Bolton serves as Trump's national security adviserFormer national security adviserformer Trump national security adviser · documented · 1 source
  2. Trump removes Bolton after clashes over Iran, Afghanistan, and North KoreaFormer national security adviser and public Trump criticformer national security adviser · documented · 2 sources
  3. Trump Justice Department sues to block Bolton's book and seize proceedsInjunction denied; civil case and criminal investigation dismissed in 2021former national security adviser · documented · 2 sources
  4. Court refuses to stop Bolton's book but says he likely exposed the country to harmPreliminary injunction denied; merits case later dismissedformer national security adviser · documented · 2 sources
  5. Justice Department drops Bolton book prosecution inquiry and civil proceeds suitCivil action dismissed with prejudice; criminal investigation closedformer national security adviser · documented · 1 source
  6. Trump orders Bolton's security clearance revokedClearance revocation directed; relationship formerformer adviser targeted by Trump clearance order · documented · 1 source
  7. Trump removes Bolton's protection despite an active Iranian assassination threatGovernment protective detail revokedformer national security adviser · documented · 1 source
  8. Federal grand jury charges Bolton with 18 national-defense-information countsIndictment resolved by June 2026 guilty pleaformer national security adviser · documented · 2 sources
  9. Bolton pleads guilty, agrees to a $2.25 million fine, and loses federal retirement eligibilityConvicted by guilty plea; sentencing scheduled October 28, 2026former national security adviser · documented · 1 source
    1. commitmentJohn Bolton plea-agreement fine$2.25 million
      Committed by / source
      John Bolton
      Committed toward / intended recipient
      U.S. Treasury
      Financially affected
      John Bolton and survivors separately barred from federal retirement benefits
      committed · 2026-06-26 · observedPopulation Fine agreed in resolution of the 18-count classified-information indictmentPeriod 2026-06-26 to 2026-06-26Basis Use the fine amount in the filed plea agreement as reported by DOJ; do not monetize the separate retirement-pay bar.Limits The plea agreement commits Bolton to the amount, but sentencing had not occurred and no payment was documented as of review.Open cited evidence
Source: White House · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized