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Some of this material reportedly ended up on Bolton’s personal AOL email account, which was unsecured and later compromised by a cyber actor linked to Iran in 2021. During that period, Bolton used the information to author his 2020 memoir, raising further questions about security lapses and mishandling of top-secret material.
Interactions with Family and Distribution of Documents
Prosecutors allege that Bolton shared these classified documents with two close relatives—thought to be his wife and daughter. Among the shared information was intelligence about planned attacks by foreign adversaries, U.S. covert operations, and sensitive sources and methods of intelligence gathering.