Former National Security Advisor John Bolton to plead guilty to retaining classified information: sources

Former White House national security advisor John Bolton will plead guilty to retaining classified information, two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital on Thursday.

Authorities raided Bolton's home and office in August of last year, and he was officially indicted in October. According to the indictment, Bolton faces eight counts of transmission of National Defense Information and ten counts of retention of National Defense information.

Bolton will appear in federal court for a re-arraignment on June 26, where he is expected to submit his plea.

"From on or about April 9, 2018, through at least on or about August 22, 2025, BOLTON abused his position as National Security Advisor by sharing more than a thousand pages of information about his day-to-day activities as the National Security Advisor—including information relating to the national defense which was classified up to the TOP SECRET/SCI level—with two unauthorized individuals," the indictment read.

"BOLTON also unlawfully retained documents, writings, and notes relating to the national defense, including information classified up to the TOP SECRET/SCI level, in his home in Montgomery County, Maryland," it continued.

Fox News' David Spunt contributed to this report.