JOHN BOLTON, former national security adviser (Wikipedia).

Former Donald Trump adviser turned critic John Bolton was indicted Thursday, charged with 18 counts of improper use of U.S. defense documents by the Department of Justice.

It’s alleged he shared over 1,000 pages of government actions with relatives in a diary he kept and that his e-mail account was hacked by an organization claimed to be connected with Iran, according to the Associated Press.

Bolton’s attorney denied any misconduct and Bolton criticized the action by the Department for Justice as further “weaponization” of federal agencies as retribution against those the president considered political enemies.

During Donald Trump’s first term as president, Bolton was National Security Adviser for 17 months. Originally a supporter of Trump’s foreign policy Bolton was fired in 2019 after arguments over Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan.

Sports: Dodgers beat Brewers, near World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers, defending Major League Baseball champions, are one win away from another World Series as they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Thursday to take a 3-0 lead in the best of seven National League Championship Series.

The fourth – and possibly final– game of the NLCS will be played Friday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

On Thursday, The Blue Crew managed only five hits; the visitors had just four. The winning runs came in the sixth on a pair of singles.

Tyler Glasgow started and worked 5.2 innings. He yielded three hits and one earned run. He struck out eight batters and walked three.

If they win a fourth game, they will play the winner of the ALCS between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. The M’s lead two games to one and will are playing (today) Thursday.

Weather: More sun then we are used to

Our West Orange County cities will get a fair amount of sun over the next few days. The forecast calls for sunny days on Friday and Saturday. Friday should have a daytime high of 80 with an overnight low of 57. Saturday will be a bit warmer at 83 (57). A cooling trend will start on Sunday at 78 (58) under partly cloudy skies. Monday is expected to be 78 (53) with a return to sunshine.