Federal prosecutors in Maryland are expected to ask a grand jury Thursday to indict former national security adviser John Bolton over alleged mishandling of classified documents, according to sources. Agents searched his Maryland home and D.C. office in August; Bolton denies unlawfully removing secrets and says his 2019 memoir contains none. The probe, run by the U.S. attorney in Maryland, contrasts with separate cases against James Comey and Letitia James, unfolding amid what critics call a Trump retribution campaign. A judge earlier voiced grave concerns about highly classified material possibly appearing in Bolton’s book.

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