Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton indicted

John Bolton, who served as the U.S. national security adviser during U.S. President Donald Trump's first term from 2018 to 2019, was indicted on Thursday, marking the third indictment of high-profile Trump foes in less than a month.

Bolton, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in the District of Maryland, faces 18 charges, including eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of retention of national defense information.

The federal grand jury charged Bolton with "serious crimes related to the mishandling of classified information," the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.