Bolton is portraying the prosecution as nothing but political retribution. He wants to align himself with Comey, James, and others in Trump’s sights, including Senator Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, and John Brennan, the former director of the CIA.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton turned himself in to federal authorities Friday morning in Maryland and pleaded not guilty after being indicted on charges of keeping top secret documents at his home and sharing classified information with family members.

The US Justice Department is preparing to ask a grand jury to indict John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of his fiercest critics, according to people familiar with the matter.