Bolton is portraying the prosecution as nothing but political retribution. He wants to align himself with Comey, James, and others in Trump’s sights, including Senator Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, and John Brennan, the former director of the CIA.

John Bolton, the national security hawk and former adviser to Donald Trump who has become one of the U.S. president's biggest critics, was expected to surrender Friday and face an initial appearance in court on charges he mishandled classified information.