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The raid on Bolton's home was part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents according to The Associated Press.
Donald Trump's former personal attorney said the president has "crossed yet another name off of his enemies list."
The FBI conducted a court-authorized search at John Bolton’s home as part of a national security investigation into whether he disclosed classified information in his 2020 book, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The Rupert Murdoch-owned publication also didn’t spare any criticism for FBI Director Kash Patel, who cryptically tweeted “NO ONE is above the law” minutes before news of the Bolton raid broke. “The President’s minions... don’t serve as the check on his worst impulses the way grown-ups did in his first term,” the board argued."
No evidence suggests Trump ordered the FBI raid of John Bolton’s home and office. Significant evidence shows that Trump was angry about Bolton’s criticisms.
Vice President JD Vance told NBC News former national security adviser John Bolton was being investigated over classified documents, not politics.
Four years after Bolton published his tell-all memoir, The Room Where It Happened, FBI agents swooped on his Maryland house on Friday in a stunning pre-dawn raid, flagged with a cryptic tweet by bureau director Kash Patel. “No one is above the law,” the MAGA loyalist wrote as his agents descended.
Former national security advisor John Bolton's home and office were the subject of FBI raids on Aug. 22 as authorities search for classified documents.