John Bolton: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Updated article and Top Question with his pleading guilty. Jun 26, 2026
Clarified that he may still face prison time, but not a lengthy sentence. Jun 05, 2026
Updated with 2026 plea deal. Jun 04, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 16, 2025
Updated article and Top Questions with his pleading not guilty. Oct 24, 2025
Updated with his October 2025 indictment. Oct 16, 2025
Updated with August 2025 search of Bolton home and office; added subheads; added Top Questions. Aug 22, 2025
Added cross-reference to U.S. Agency for International Development. Feb 19, 2025
First paragraph modernization. May 02, 2024
Links added. May 10, 2023
Added the book The Room Where It Happened, including the legal issues involving its publication. Jun 23, 2020
Added information about unsuccessful efforts to secure his testimony during impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. Feb 06, 2020
Media added. Dec 16, 2019
Closed out his term as national security adviser. Sep 10, 2019
Added that he officially became national security adviser. Apr 09, 2018
Added that Pres. Donald Trump had named him national security adviser. Mar 23, 2018
Added the various jobs he held after stepping down as U.S. ambassador to the UN. Jan 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Institute for Policy Studies - John Bolton. Nov 10, 2015
Added photograph. May 20, 2011
New article added. Jul 24, 2009
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