Bolton pleads not guilty to charges of sharing classified information

John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sharing classified information. The charges allege that Bolton used personal messaging apps and email to disclose sensitive information, despite being legally required to submit his manuscript for pre-publication review. The case centers around Bolton's 2020 memoir, "The Room Where It Happened," which provided a critical account of his time in the Trump administration. Federal prosecutors claim that the book contained classified material that Bolton failed to have properly cleared before publication. Bolton has defended his actions, arguing that he made every effort to cooperate with the pre-publication review process and that the government is attempting to censor his First Amendment rights. The case is seen as a significant test of the government's ability to restrict the publication of sensitive information by former officials.