John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, was indicted on 18 counts in Maryland, accused of transmitting and retaining highly classified information under the Espionage Act. The indictment says he sent diary notes about his daily work to two people via personal email and messaging; Bolton denies wrongdoing and vowed to fight the case. Trump said he hadn’t heard of the charges but called Bolton a “bad guy.” The probe accelerated under the Biden administration. Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will head to the White House Friday, and the Senate again failed to reopen the government.

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