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- John Bolton agreed to plead guilty to a felony for retaining classified documents and will be arraigned on June 26.
- The plea carries a fine exceeding $2 million and could increase legal fees to $3 million if Bolton refuses the deal.
- The Wall Street Journal called President Donald Trump’s pursuit of Bolton especially troubling and vindictive, noting critics say fine aims to block Bolton’s book earnings after his memoir cleared a classification review.
