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前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿因处理机密信息不当被起诉
摘要
前国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿因涉及处理机密信息不当被控18项罪名，包括传输和保留国家防务信息。
马里兰州联邦大陪审团对前总统唐纳德·特朗普任内的国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿以18项涉及处理机密信息不当的罪名提出起诉。指控包括8项非法传输和10项非法保留国家防务信息的罪名。
起诉书指称，博尔顿使用个人电子邮件和消息账户向无安全许可的人员传输最高机密级别的敏感文件。此外，他还被指控在住所保留包含对外国对手情报及敏感来源和手段的机密文件。
司法部长帕梅拉·邦迪强调指控的严重性，表示：“所有美国人都应享有同一层次的司法公正。任何滥用权力、危害国家安全的人都将被追究责任。没有人可以凌驾于法律之上。”
博尔顿的律师阿比·洛威尔为其辩护，称这些指控源自博尔顿45年职业生涯中的个人日记，这些日记未被归类，仅与直系亲属分享。洛威尔表示：“像历史上许多公职人员一样，博尔顿大使保留了日记——这并不是犯罪。”
若被定罪，博尔顿每项罪名最高可判处10年监禁，总计最高可达180年。
对博尔顿处理机密信息的调查始于拜登政府期间，源于情报界对潜在泄露的担忧。
博尔顿曾于2018年至2019年担任国家安全顾问，离开政府后一直是特朗普总统的公开批评者。
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A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted John Bolton, former National Security Adviser under President Donald Trump, on 18 counts related to the mishandling of classified information.
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The charges include eight counts of unlawful transmission and ten counts of unlawful retention of national defense information.
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The indictment alleges that Bolton used personal email and messaging accounts to transmit sensitive documents classified up to Top Secret to individuals without security clearances.
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Additionally, he is accused of retaining classified documents at his residence, which contained intelligence on foreign adversaries and sensitive sources and methods.
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Attorney General Pamela Bondi emphasized the seriousness of the charges, stating, 'There is one tier of justice for all Americans. Anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes our national security will be held accountable. No one is above the law.'
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Bolton's attorney, Abbe Lowell, defended his client, asserting that the charges stem from personal diaries over his 45-year career, which are unclassified and shared only with immediate family.
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If convicted, Bolton faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each count, totaling up to 180 years.
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