前国家安全顾问 John Bolton 被起诉 18项罪名涉传送与留存国防信息
2025年10月16日，美国马里兰州，联邦大陪审团起诉前总统国家安全顾问 John Bolton。司法部当天宣布，现年76岁、住在马里兰州 Bethesda 的 Bolton 被控8项传送国防信息罪与10项非法留存国防信息罪，均与不当处理机密信息有关。
司法部长 Pamela Bondi 表示，美国人只有一个司法标准，任何人滥用权力、危害国家安全都将被追责，没有人可以凌驾于法律之上。联邦调查局局长 Kash Patel 说，调查显示 Bolton 被指用个人网络账号传送最高机密信息，并把相关文件留在自己家中，直接违反联邦法律。
起诉书指控，Bolton 使用个人电子邮件与即时通讯账号，非法传送最高达到绝密级别的敏感文件，内容涉及未来袭击、外国对手与外交关系的情报。他还被指把国防信息文件非法留在家中，其中包括关于某个对手领导人的情报，以及揭示获取外国对手相关陈述所用来源与收集手段的信息。
司法部说，如果罪名成立，Bolton 每项罪名最高可判10年监禁。本案由联邦调查局 Baltimore 外勤办公室调查，马里兰区联邦检察官办公室与司法部国家安全部门的检察官负责起诉。今年8月，联邦调查局曾搜查 Bolton 的住所与办公室，GSM 当时已有报道。
关联：FBI搜查前国家安全顾问John Bolton住所与办公室 涉机密信息处理调查
起诉书只是一项指控。Bolton 在被依法证明有罪之前，依法被推定无罪。
（来源：美国司法部）
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted on 18 Counts Over National Defense Information
On October 16, 2025, in Maryland, a federal grand jury indicted former National Security Adviser John Bolton. The Justice Department announced that day that Bolton, 76, of Bethesda, Maryland, was charged with eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information, in a case involving the mishandling of classified information.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi said there is one tier of justice for all Americans, and that anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes national security will be held accountable, adding that no one is above the law. FBI Director Kash Patel said the investigation revealed that Bolton allegedly transmitted top secret information using personal online accounts and retained the documents in his house in direct violation of federal law.
The indictment alleges that Bolton used personal email and messaging accounts to illegally transmit sensitive documents classified as high as Top Secret, revealing intelligence about future attacks, foreign adversaries and foreign-policy relations. It also alleges he illegally retained national defense documents in his home, including intelligence on an adversary's leaders and information revealing sources and collections used to obtain statements on a foreign adversary.
The Justice Department said that if convicted, Bolton faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on each count. The FBI's Baltimore Field Office investigated the case, which is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland and Justice Department National Security Division attorneys. In August, the FBI searched Bolton's home and office, as GSM reported at the time.
An indictment is merely an allegation. Bolton is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：John Bolton 官方肖像。美国政府，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Official portrait of John Bolton. By the United States Government, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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