Former national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a Justice Department plea deal that could spare him prison time.

The indictment alleges Bolton shared diary-like notes with two family members that included high-level classified material and details about foreign adversaries, sources, and methods.

As part of the agreement, Bolton is expected to pay more than $2 million in fines.

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The development follows prosecutors’ earlier charges, with confirmation from CNN and coverage by The Associated Press.

A SPIEGEL interview cited in the coverage shows Bolton criticizing Trump’s foreign policy and discussing various ideological critiques.

The article about Bolton’s case originally appeared in The New York Times.

The Bolton case is part of a broader wave of legal actions against Trump associates amid ongoing investigations into handling of classified information.

Bolton has long criticized Trump, and the investigation intensified under the Biden administration, with U.S. intelligence agencies presenting troubling evidence.

The case emerged following FBI searches at Bolton’s Maryland home and Washington, D.C. offices, in the context of DOJ actions against perceived adversaries of Trump.

The indictment’s release occurred amid debates over DOJ powers against Trump-associated figures and followed other high-profile cases.

Context places Bolton’s case within broader tensions between Trump allies and the DOJ, with related searches and indictments in the national security sphere.