John Bolton pleads not guilty to charges in classified documents case

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Former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded not guilty to 18 charges related to the alleged improper handling of classified documents after he was arraigned Friday morning before a federal court in Maryland.

Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser from 2018 to 2019, was photographed by reporters leaving his Bethesda home on his way to surrender at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland. When asked for comment, he remained silent before entering the building.

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