UPDATE 1-Justice Department to seek indictment of ex-national security adviser Bolton, person familiar says
The possible indictment comes two months after FBI agents found documents labeled as "confidential" in Bolton's Washington, D.C. office that referenced weapons of mass destruction, unsealed court records show. If the grand jury decides to indict Bolton, it would mark the third time in recent weeks that the Justice Department has secured criminal charges against one of the Republican president's critics.
The Justice Department is expected to ask a grand jury on Thursday to indict President Donald Trump's former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, a person familiar with the matter said. The possible indictment comes two months after FBI agents
found documents labeled as "confidential" in Bolton's Washington, D.C. office that referenced weapons of mass destruction, unsealed court records show.
If the grand jury decides to indict Bolton, it would mark the third time in recent weeks that the Justice Department has secured criminal charges against one of the Republican president's critics. A lawyer for Bolton has previously denied that Bolton engaged in wrongdoing.
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