Former national security adviser John Bolton has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and is set to plead guilty to one count of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents.According to sources cited by CNN, Bolton will also pay a fine exceeding $2 million.The hearing is scheduled for June 26 in U.S.District Court.

The case stems from allegations that Bolton kept diary-like entries from his time in the Trump White House and shared over 1,000 pages of classified notes with his wife and daughter through a personal email account.He was originally indicted on 18 counts, including eight for illegal transmission of national defense information and 10 for illegal retention.The transmission charges are not included in the plea deal.A conviction on the retention count carries a possible sentence of zero to 60 months in prison.

This prosecution differs from other high-profile cases involving figures like James Comey and Letitia James, as Bolton's case maintained support from career investigators.The inquiry began after suspected Iranian hackers breached Bolton's email, exposing classified material.President Trump had previously called for Bolton's arrest following the release of his critical 2020 memoir, 'The Room Where It Happened.

' The development marks a significant turn in the long-running legal scrutiny of the former adviser, who served in the role for roughly 17 months during the Trump administration.