00:00DOJ seeks Bolton indictment on allegedly violating Espionage Act.
00:05The Department of Justice is ready to ask a grand jury to indict former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, a source said.
00:12Bolton served under President Donald Trump in his first term, per Reuters.
00:17Possible charges are in connection with Bolton's handling of classified documents, including charges under the Espionage Act, Bloomberg reported.
00:25Bolton has denied any wrongdoing.
00:26If indicted, Bolton would be the latest person to face criminal charges against Trump's perceived enemies.
00:33The Justice Department has also indicted former FBI Director James Comey, who investigated Trump's 2016 presidential campaign,
00:40as well as New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought a civil fraud case against Trump and his family real estate company, per Reuters.
00:48Bolton served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as White House National Security Advisor during Trump's first term.
00:55Since then, he has been a fierce critic of his former boss.
01:00In his memoir released last year, Bolton said Trump was unfit to be president.
01:05FBI agents searched Bolton's home and Washington office in August when they discovered items marked as classified, secret, and confidential during the office search,
01:14according to a court filing Bloomberg reported.
01:16If an indictment is returned, officials have discussed a plan under which Bolton would surrender to authorities on Friday.
01:23An initial appearance would be in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, according to sources.
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