Feds Want 5 Years For John Bolton In Classified Info Case

By Hailey Konnath ( October 30, 2026, 11:58 PM EDT) -- Federal prosecutors say former National Security Adviser John Bolton should be sentenced to five years in prison after he pled guilty to charges he illegally retained classified national defense information, while Bolton says he should only be sentenced to probation, according to dueling memos filed Friday in Maryland federal court....

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