仅事实
前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿面临即将到来的联邦指控
摘要
前国家安全顾问兼特朗普总统批评者约翰·博尔顿，因涉嫌处理机密信息不当，预计将面临联邦犯罪指控，此前联邦调查局对其多处住所进行了搜查。
约翰·博尔顿曾在唐纳德·特朗普总统任内担任国家安全顾问，据两位知情联邦官员透露，他预计很快将面临联邦指控。博尔顿居住的马里兰州美国检察官办公室预计将提出指控，起诉书可能最早于下周公布。
今年八月，联邦调查局对博尔顿位于马里兰州的住所和华盛顿特区的办公室进行了搜查，作为一项针对涉嫌不当处理机密记录的国家安全调查的一部分。据报道，此次搜查是基于中央情报局局长约翰·拉特克利夫向联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔提供的情报，重点关注博尔顿对机密材料的处理及其可能向媒体泄露的信息。
博尔顿的律师阿比·洛威尔表示，博尔顿所持有的带有机密标记的任何文件均可追溯至他在乔治·W·布什政府期间担任美国驻联合国大使时的任职，这类文件对于长期政府雇员来说属正常情况。司法部拒绝对大陪审团事项发表评论，但强调他们致力于在每个案件中追求公正。
博尔顿一直是特朗普总统的直言不讳的批评者，尤其针对涉及俄罗斯的外交政策决策。在搜查之后，他继续批评政府对乌克兰的政策，强调政策持续混乱。
如果被起诉，博尔顿将成为自九月底以来第三位面临刑事指控的特朗普批评者，此前分别是前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米和纽约州检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯。两人均否认在各自案件中有不当行为。
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