Ex-Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Moments ago, a federal grand jury in the state of Maryland indicted ambassador John Bolton. He was formerly Trump’s national security adviser. Plus, there are 19 days until Election Day 2025 and tonight is the first of two debates for New York City mayor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.5	This is CNN Breaking News.
1:05.5	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. It is a big breaking news day. Just moments ago, a federal grand jury in the state of
1:13.4	Maryland indicted Ambassador John Bolton, the man who was President Trump's national security advisor from 2018 and 2019.
1:22.6	Sources tell us that Bolton has been under investigation for alleged unlawful handling of classified information.
1:28.5	Sources also say prosecutors claim he shared highly classified information with his wife and daughter
1:34.1	over email. And that is indeed what the indictment spells out in detail. This makes Bolton the third
1:40.6	high-profile political adversary of President Trump's to be indicted in just the last 30 days.
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