Trent Telenko

🚨NEW FILING🚨 John Bolton's allies are pleading with a judge to NOT give him prison time in his sentencing memorandum. Instead, they're begging for probation. Who's vouching for Bolton? Fmr Vice President Mike Pence, “I would respectfully encourage his Honor to show leniency at sentencing so that John may live out his remaining days surrounded by family and friends and in continued service to the vital national interests and values of the United States. I hope these reflections are helpful to the court." Karl Rove, "It is my prayerful hope that his many years of service and sacrifice will enter into your sentencing deliberation." Mitt Romney, " I believe that he is a man of uncommon character who served his country with honor and distinction." Fmr Congresswoman Liz Cheney, “a tremendous public servant and patriot with a deep dedication to our Constitution,” who in all her experiences, “has conducted himself with honor, honesty and high integrity.” Fmr Congressman Adam Kinzinger, "John has spent much of his adult life trying, according to his convictions, to make the United States safer and stronger. That service does not erase the circumstances that bring him before the Court, but . . . it should be an important part of the Court’s consideration of the man who stands before it." Governor Larry Hogan, “[i]t is my hope that Ambassador Bolton’s strong history of public service and personal integrity will, on balance, prompt the Court to mitigate the sentence that the Court ultimately imposes.” Fmr Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States Bill Kristol, "I think leniency in this case would be well-deserved and would produce a just outcome." Bolton pleaded guilty to a single felony count under the Espionage Act for the unlawful retention and transmission of national defense information.