仅事实
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·博尔顿因非法传输和保留机密信息被起诉。
约翰·博尔顿，曾在特朗普总统任内担任国家安全顾问，于周四被联邦大陪审团起诉，指控其涉嫌不当处理机密信息。起诉书包括八项非法传输国家防务信息罪名和十项非法保留国家防务信息罪名。
检察官指控博尔顿使用个人电子邮件和消息应用程序向未经授权的人员发送敏感文件，其中一些被归类为最高机密。这些文件据称包含有关未来攻击、外国对手及外交政策关系的情报。此外，博尔顿还被控在其住所保留机密文件，包括有关外国领导人的情报以及揭示获取针对外国对手声明的情报来源和方法的信息。
针对起诉，博尔顿否认有任何不当行为，称这些指控具有政治动机。他声称这些指控源自其45年职业生涯中部分个人日记内容，这些内容他表示为非机密，仅与直系亲属分享。
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等的司法待遇。任何滥用权力、危害国家安全的人都将被追究责任。没有人凌驾于法律之上。”
博尔顿是近期第三位因批评特朗普总统而被起诉的知名人士，此前联邦调查局前局长詹姆斯·科米和纽约州总检察长莱蒂蒂娅·詹姆斯也面临指控，二人均否认有不当行为。
若被定罪，博尔顿每项罪名最高可判处10年监禁。联邦地区法院法官将在考虑美国量刑指南及其他法定因素后决定具体刑期。
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John Bolton, who served as National Security Adviser under President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday for allegedly mishandling classified information.
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The indictment includes eight counts of unlawful transmission and ten counts of unlawful retention of national defense information.
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Prosecutors allege that Bolton used personal email and messaging applications to send sensitive documents, some classified as Top Secret, to unauthorized individuals.
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These documents reportedly contained intelligence on future attacks, foreign adversaries, and foreign-policy relations.
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Additionally, Bolton is accused of retaining classified documents at his residence, including intelligence on foreign leaders and information revealing sources and methods used to obtain statements on a foreign adversary.
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In response to the indictment, Bolton denied any wrongdoing, stating that the charges are politically motivated.
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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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