The deal would resolve a criminal case filed in October that charged Bolton with 18 counts of either retaining or disseminating classified information, including diary-like notes from his time in government that officials say he shared with his family members as he was preparing a memoir about his time in office.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to move forward with a nearly $1.8 billion fund that could compensate allies of President Donald Trump who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted.

A person familiar with the matter said the probe’s actual focus was on a non-profit backed by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman that had helped fund the writer’s civil litigation against the US president.

The potential retreat is a recognition of the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago.