Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty to sharing classified information

Ex-national security adviser surrendered to authorities and made court appearance as he faces 18-count indictment

John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump in his first term, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he shared diary-like notes that contained top secret information with relatives and stored classified documents at his home.

Bolton did not comment to reporters as he walked into the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he surrendered to authorities and made an initial appearance before US magistrate judge Timothy Sullivan on the 18-count indictment filed against him.

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