Another Trump Enemy, John Bolton, is Criminally Indicted
Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
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4.8 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump's Department of Justice has indicted another of Trump's enemies. John Bolton, Trump's former National Security Advisor, has been indicted on 18 felony counts for allegedly unlawfully transmitting and retaining national defense information.
Glenn summarizes the charges in the Bolton indictment and discusses the validity and strength of a potential motion to dismiss based on vindictive prosecution.
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner. |
| 0:15.6 | Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has been indicted by Trump's dirty DOJ. |
| 0:21.6 | Glenn has the story next on Justice Matters. |
| 0:28.2 | Hey, I'm John Fuglesing. |
| 0:29.9 | Do you ever watch these Christian nationalists and right-wing fundamentalists on TV and think, |
| 0:35.3 | Jesus Christ, these people are the opposite of Jesus Christ. |
| 0:39.3 | You know, Christianity was supposed to be about love and service, but millions of Americans |
| 0:43.3 | have grown up to find their nice religions been hijacked by this mean, authoritarian, tax-free |
| 0:49.3 | click. |
| 0:50.3 | I wrote a book about how these right-wingers aren't actually on the side of Jesus, and historically, they never have been. Separation of church and hate, a sane person's guide to taking back the Bible from fundamentalists, fascists, and flock-fleasing frauds. It's a very irreverent and biblically correct book for believers, atheists, agnostics, and anybody who's ever going to have to deal with a Christian extremist in your family, workplace, or government. |
| 1:11.7 | On all the issues that divide us, using actual verses from that book they claim to follow, |
| 1:16.7 | they've got a First Amendment right to twist the Bible to their liking. |
| 1:19.7 | You've got a First Amendment right to call them out for it, |
| 1:22.3 | and you'll be surprised at how good it feels. |
| 1:33.3 | Hey, all right. how good it feels. Hey all, Glenn Kirshner here. Well, friends, there he goes again. |
| 1:37.3 | Donald Trump directing his dirty Department of Justice |
| 1:40.3 | to criminally indict yet another of his enemies. This time it is Donald Trump's own |
| 1:49.2 | former national security advisor, John Bolton. Only the best people. So the question becomes, |
| 1:59.8 | when we look at this brand new indictment of Bolton, 18 criminal counts for disseminating national defense information. |
| 2:10.9 | And let me say that can be found in the United States Criminal Code under the Espionage Act. |
| 2:18.8 | Are these legitimate charges or will John Bolton have as robust of vindictive prosecution |
| 2:27.2 | claim as James Comey has and as Letitia James has? Before we turn to that, let's start with the new reporting. |
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