FBI agent who criticized the bureau under Trump is charged with disclosing confidential information

Buma is accused of printing about 130 files of classified FBI documents and messages and later sharing the material with associates for a book he was writing about his career at the bureau.

"The book draft contained information that BUMA obtained through his position as an FBI Special Agent that relates to the FBI's efforts and investigations into a foreign country's weapons of mass destruction ('WMD') program," according to the court document. "On November 2, 2023, BUMA wrote an email to various personal associates assisting him in negotiating a book deal with a publishing company."

Buma also shared excerpts of the book that contained confidential information in posts on social media, the document alleges.

The court document stated that Buma had issues with the bureau for years.

In 2022, Buma began voicing his concerns about how the bureau handled certain investigations to various government agencies, Congress and members of the news media, according to the document.

Fox News Digital reached out to an attorney for Buma for comment.

The U.S. Attorney's Office Central District of California told Fox News Digital that Buma was ordered released on $100,000 bond after being charged with one misdemeanor count of disclosure of confidential information.