Indicted

John Bolton, Trump aide turned critic, pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to 18 counts of mishandling classified information.

Bolton, who served as national security advisor from April 2018 to September 2019 during Trump 1.0, is accused of using a personal email and messaging apps to send diary-style entries to relatives and holding onto top-secret documents at his Maryland residence. Bolton denies all wrongdoing and says the indictment is an example of President Trump “weaponizing the Justice Department” against his perceived political opponents.

Bolton was released without bail and is expected back in court next month.

Meanwhile, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft last year. Santos had served less than three months of a more-than-seven-year sentence. 

CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
Christians should always root for justice and fairness, whether it's a politician or a random person on trial. Our job is to try to please Jesus, who will judge everyone fairly and win in the end.

“Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your consciences.” 
2 Corinthians 5:9-11 (CSB) (read full passage)