The second thing working in Bolton’s favor is the quiet truth that there’s a two-tiered system of justice when it comes to the disclosure of classified information: One for those with power and one for everybody else — a phenomenon I’ve written about for more than a decade.

The day before, Trump rattled off other names of people to be “looked into," as his Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel stood beside him at a White House news conference, smiling.

John Bolton’s indictment marks a legal first—and raises fresh questions about even-handedness in classified document prosecutions.

The former national security adviser has signaled he will argue he is being targeted because of his criticism of the president.