Date: June 26th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: Sienna vibrant tank
jfc they must have had the goods on him if he pled to a $2m fine and up to 60 months in the pen. he's like 78 years old man. basically the rest of his life potentially is going to be behind bars, unless theres some kind of wink-wink deal where he's gonna get 6 months.
Date: June 26th, 2026 12:11 PM Author: Sienna vibrant tank
i didn't follow the story at all. i kind of assumed the case against him must be bs since the trump DOJ has pursued a bunch of frivolous cases (like the comey "threat" against trump's life).
one of the lulziest things is that he was being blackmailed by iran because they hacked his accounts and realized that he was illegally retaining classified docs. the iranians taunted him about it. bolton informed the feds of the blackmail but he withheld the most damaging facts in doing so.
it was Biden's DOJ that started the investigation.
Date: June 26th, 2026 12:51 PM Author: gunneratttt
When I think of swamp creature I think of the type that gums up the works and acts out of self interest. One thing I'll give Bolton is that he seems to really, truly believe his neocon bullshit and worked tirelessly to bomb Arabs and deepthroat kikes.
Date: June 26th, 2026 5:53 PM Author: richard clock
yeah pretty clearly they all do this. its beneficial to the government because they can use this for blackmail and beneficial to the officials because they can use the material for their books and shit
Date: June 26th, 2026 6:10 PM Author: floppy wagecucks
I suspect there is a lot of hubris involved. They know, in a theoretical sense, that one should not retain classified documents. When someone else gets got, they'll shake their head. Then, they'll go back to doing the same thing under the impression that the rule isn't for them, or their retention and use are different and fine--worthwhile, even.
So why is Bolton paying $2M and going to jail while most skate? These crimes probably wouldn't be difficult to identify and prosecute.
I think it's about intentionally doing it for some purpose that has nothing to do with why he had access.
Trump and Biden both did this, but it was somewhere between negligence and thinking it was lawful. Bolton kept them specifically to reference in a book he was writing. I surely have tons of client shit lying around that I shouldn't. But I don't have it because I'm intentionally keeping it for some personal reason that could not benefit them.
Date: June 26th, 2026 7:01 PM Author: floppy wagecucks
What are the reasons people keep these materials? I'm under the impression it's mostly some amount of to reference in a book or other media or to use for their business purposes.
Who knows? You're probably right. To be more accurate: Bolton didn't have any other BS excuse for why he had them. Perhaps Biden and Trump were doing something similar, but they at least had some colorable excuse.
Date: June 26th, 2026 7:27 PM Author: richard clock
bolton pissed off trump. he may have done more egregious stuff than usual since he saw himself as the ultimate protected deep state guy, but it really just comes down to trump wanted revenge on him and had him dead to rights on the documents
Date: June 26th, 2026 7:03 PM Author: floppy wagecucks
That's kind of my point and what I'm not understanding. Many other officials do this. So, what did he do that was different? Other than getting caught, I have the impression that it's not much.
Date: June 26th, 2026 8:49 PM Author: Talented voyeur
did you read the indictment? this wasn't a case of taking home a few documents you should not have. the link is above.
and i spoke with a former AUSA who said that the recipients of the docs were his wife and daughter and that part of Bolton's deal was to leave them alone.