仅事实
前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿因涉嫌处理机密信息不当被起诉
摘要
前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿因涉嫌处理机密文件不当被起诉，此前联邦调查局对其住所和办公室进行了搜查。
前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿因涉嫌处理机密信息不当被起诉。此次起诉是在联邦调查局于八月对博尔顿位于马里兰的住所和华盛顿特区的办公室进行搜查之后进行的，调查人员寻求与他任职政府期间保留机密文件相关的证据。
博尔顿曾在特朗普总统政府任职，直至2019年被解职，他一直是前总统的直言批评者。得知被起诉后，特朗普评论称：“我认为他是个坏人，是个坏家伙。”
对博尔顿处理机密材料的调查已持续数年。八月，联邦调查局特工作为国家安全调查的一部分搜查了他的住所和办公室。博尔顿的律师阿比·洛威尔表示，涉案文件是长期政府官员通常保留的普通记录，客观审查将证明博尔顿没有不当行为。
这是近几周内对批评特朗普总统的个人提出的第三起起诉。此前，前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米和纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯也在不同案件中面临指控。
司法部的行动引发了关于可能针对政治对手的质疑。然而，官员们坚持认为调查基于证据和法律考量，而非政治动机。
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