Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents on Friday morning raided the Maryland home and a Washington, D.C. office of John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, as part of a high-profile national security investigation into the handling of classified documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The early-morning raid, which commenced around 7 a.m. local time, was reportedly ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel. Shortly after the operation began, Patel posted on X (formerly Twitter), stating, \u201cNO ONE is above the law @FBI agents on mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bolton, who has become a vocal critic of President Trump since leaving the administration, was not detained or charged with any crimes, according to a person familiar with the matter. It remains unclear what specific documents agents were seeking or whether any materials were recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The raid reignites a years-old investigation into whether Bolton improperly disclosed classified information in his 2020 memoir, The Room Where It Happened. The first Trump administration attempted to block the book’s publication, but a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department was ultimately dropped in 2021 by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The timing of the raids has drawn commentary from various figures. Conservative attorney and Trump critic George Conway, a neighbor of Bolton’s in Bethesda, speculated that the raid could be a form of retribution for Bolton’s public criticism of the President. Conversely, some of Trump’s allies, including Roger Stone, have mocked Bolton, suggesting the raid is a form of “karma.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This action follows President Trump’s earlier moves this year to revoke Bolton’s security clearance and cancel his Secret Service protection, both of which Bolton publicly criticized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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