Ryan Lucas
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first heard Dec 2024
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Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
John Bolton is facing 18 criminal counts, including transmission and retention of national defense information.
Prosecutors say Bolton kept detailed notes that included classified information during his time as national security advisor in President Trump's first term and sent the material to two family members ahead of a planned memoir.
Under the tentative plea deal, Bolton would plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information and face a fine of $2.25 million.
That's according to a person familiar with the matter speaking on condition of anonymity.
Bolton could face zero to five years in prison under the arrangement.
A federal judge would still have to approve any plea deal.
The Justice Department declined to comment beyond referring to a court notice scheduling a rearrangement for Bolton later this month.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
The Justice Department had put out a statement that it would abide by a court ruling putting the fund on hold until at least June 12th while a lawsuit challenging it plays out in court.
And then at yesterday's hearing, Blanch was asked what the department's plans were
After that date, he said the department is dropping its plans for the funds, full stop.
Now, Blanche was asked to put that into writing, and he said, in essence, he sees no reason to do that, which was cause for a bit of skepticism.
So Blanche was on the Hill for a hearing for House lawmakers that was focused on the Justice Department's budget.
But there's been a lot of chatter about this nearly $1.8 billion fund that the department has created to compensate people who believe they were victims of politicized prosecutions.
A day earlier, the Justice Department had put out a statement that it would abide by a court ruling putting the fund on hold until at least June 12th while a lawsuit challenging it plays out in court.
And then at yesterday's hearing, Blanche was asked what the department's plans were
After that date, he said the department is dropping its plans for the funds, full stop.
And Blanche then added this in an exchange with New York Democrat Grace Meng.
Now, Blanche was asked to put that into writing, and he said, in essence, he sees no reason to do that, which was cause for a bit of skepticism.
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