John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Trump who is now counted among his foes, was indicted Thursday over allegations he shared and stored classified information.

Federal prosecutors say that Bolton sent more than a thousand pages of “diary-like entries” to two relatives and retained documents, writings and notes related to national defense.

The 26-page indictment was handed up by a grand jury Thursday afternoon at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md.

In a statement after the charges were filed, Bolton claimed to be a target of Trump’s retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies.

Here are five takeaways:

Bolton’s 18 charges head to Obama-appointed judge

Bolton faces 18 total charges: eight counts of transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of retaining national defense information.

Each count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, although Bolton is a first-time offender who would likely face a lesser punishment if convicted.

It would be up to U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang, an appointee of former President Obama who was randomly assigned, to oversee the trial proceedings.

Chuang has overseen several legal challenges to major pieces of Trump’s second-term agenda.

Chuang in February sided with a group of Quaker, Baptist and Sikh organizations in their challenge to the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts at places of worship.

This spring, Chuang ruled that Elon Musk was likely unlawfully dismantling federal aid programs as he spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The ruling sparked an impeachment call from Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.)

But in July, he denied a group’s effort to block the Trump administration from revoking temporary legal status given to

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