John Bolton, the former US National Security Advisor, is expected to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents, specifically one felony count of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents. He has agreed to pay a fine exceeding $2 million USD. The hearing is scheduled for June 26. Bolton was charged by Maryland prosecutors for allegedly keeping diary entries from his time in the Trump administration at his home. Although he is pleading guilty to the retention charge, he has not admitted to sharing over a thousand pages of information via personal email with family members. Initially, Bolton faced a total of 18 counts related to the transmission and retention of national defense information, which included accusations stemming from his critical memoir of Trump. Despite Trump’s calls for Bolton's arrest, the case has received backing from career prosecutors. The legal battle surrounding Bolton's memoir led to investigations by the Trump administration, but a judge ruled in favor of Bolton, allowing the book's publication despite national security concerns.