India, Oct. 17 -- John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, has been charged with unlawfully retaining top-secret records at his home and is accused of sharing more than 1,000 pages of classified government information with family members.

A vocal critic of US President Donald Trump's policies now, Bolton served as his NSA for 17 months during the first term, before being fired in 2019.

Trump's recent 50% tariff move against India was also one of the policies he opposed.

John Bolton is accused of sharing the classified information with two "unauthorized individuals", who are reportedly believed to be his wife and daughter. According to the US Justice Department, the classified information that Bolton had ...