Former national security adviser John Bolton, who was indicted Thursday, said he is “the latest target” in what he alleges are President Trump’s efforts to weaponize the Justice Department (DOJ).

Bolton, who served as the national security adviser during Trump’s first term before becoming a sharp critic of the president, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on eight counts of transmitting and 10 counts of retaining national security information.

“I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those [Trump] deems to be his enemies with charges that were declined before or distort the facts,” said Bolton in a statement.

Prosecutors allege that, starting in........

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