Legal scholar Jonathan Turley has spelled doom for former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, warning that the evidence against him is “very damning.”
Bolton surrendered to federal authorities on Friday after being indicted on 18 charges tied to the alleged mishandling of classified materials.
Turley, a George Washington University law professor, warned that Bolton is in very serious trouble.
During an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” Turley said:
“This information is classified at the highest levels because this is information that can get people killed.
“I mean, this is the type of information that, if it gets out, can reveal sources and methods that represent really threatening consequences for national security.”
According to the indictment, Bolton is accused of transmitting classified national defense information and illegally retaining classified documents.
The materials reportedly included details on future attacks, intelligence strategies, covert operations, and sensitive sources.
Bolton responded in a statement denying any wrongdoing.
“I have devoted my life to America’s foreign policy and national security,” Bolton said.
“I would never compromise those goals.
“I tried to do that during my tenure in the first Trump administration, but resigned when it became impossible to do so.
“These charges are not just about his focus on me or my diaries, but his intensive effort to intimidate his opponents.”
Turley argued Bolton’s defense is unlikely to hold up.
“Even if Bolton’s legal team argues this kind of document handling was common or involved older material, it doesn’t fly,” Turley said.
“I mean, the question is, is it classified or not?
“That’s why jurors tend to view these as rather cut-and-dry questions.
“The other argument was sort of what’s suggested by his counsel is, well, everyone does this, this is just keeping a diary.
“That’s not gonna work either.
“Whether you transmit the document or the contents, it’s classified, and it’s subject to these criminal laws.”
Fox News’s Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, echoed the concerns over the severity of the case.
“It is the gravest secrets that this country has. It’s the kind of information that gets people killed,” Gowdy said on “Hannity” Thursday.
“Millions of documents over years.
“The gravest possible danger could have been done to this country and may well have been done because Iran accessed his email at his home.
“This is very, very serious.”
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