The post John Boltcom. Topline President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton, was indicted Thursday in Maryland, where he is being investigated for the potential mishandling of classified documents becoming the third political foe of Trump indicted in recent weeks. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a panel at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Key Facts The criminal charges come after FBI agents searched Bolton’s home and office in August, reportedly as part of a broader investigation into whether Bolton possessed or shared classified information. Top DOJ officials had reportedly been pressuring prosecutors to swiftly bring charges against Bolton, despite protestations from prosecutors that it would be better to wait in order to build a stronger case, though CNN reports they’ve since dropped those concerns. Bolton’s attorney Abbe Lowell has maintained Bolton did not unlawfully possess any classified materials, saying prior to Bolton’s charges that any documents in his possession with classified markings are from the George W. Bush administration and no longer classified, and the documents “had been previously approved as part of a pre-publication review for Amb. Bolton’s book.” When informed of Bolton’s indictment by reporters Thursday, Trump said, “I think he’s a bad person. I think he’s a bad guy, yeah, he’s a bad guy. It’s too bad but that’s the way it goes.” Chief Critic “These are the kinds of ordinary records, many of which are 20 years old or more, that would be kept by a 40-year career official who served at the State Department, as an Assistant Attorney General, the U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and the National Security Advisor,” Lowell previously said about documents in Bolton’s possession, prior to the ex-official facing charges. “An objective and thorough review will show nothing inappropriate was.
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Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has been indicted on 18 counts of illegally hoarding or sending sensitive national security information by a federal grand jury.
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That threat to free expression and dissent is happening now, but we won’t let it stand.
“…they’re not just targeting individuals—they’re targeting the very idea of freedom itself.”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-counsel are representing the United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of noncitizens’ First Amendment-protected speech online. The lawsuit asks a federal court to stop the government’s unconstitutional surveillance program, which has silenced citizens and noncitizens alike. It has even hindered unions’ ability to associate with their members.
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“When they spy on, silence, and fire union members for speaking out, they’re not just targeting individuals—they’re targeting the very idea of freedom itself,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.
The Trump administration has built this mass surveillance program to monitor the constitutionally protected online speech of noncitizens who are lawfully present in the U.S. The program uses AI and automated technologies to scour social media and other online platforms to identify and punish individuals who express viewpoints the government considers “hostile” to “our culture” and “our civilization”. But make no mistake: no one should be forced to conform to the views of the state.
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