Federal agents raided the Washington-area home of President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning.
FBI Director Kash Patel wrote “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission” in a post on X at 7 a.m., shortly before the New York Post broke the news of the raid.
An FBI official and a source familiar confirmed the search to News Nation, The Hill’s sister network. Bolton was not detained and has not been charged with any crimes, The Associated Press reported.
The search is related to classified documents, two sources told NewsNation.
Bolton’s home is in Bethesda, Md., outside Washington D.C.
Bolton has been a frequent critic of Trump’s foreign policy during his second term, particularly over his handling of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Upon returning to office, Trump pulled Bolton’s security clearance. The president also revoked Bolton’s Secret Service protection. Bolton has faced assassination threats from Iran over his hawkish stance toward the country.
The Hill has reached out to Bolton’s spokesperson and the Department of Justice. The FBI declined to comment.
Attorney General Pam Bondi responded to Patel’s Friday morning X post, writing, “America’s safety isn’t negotiable. Justice will be pursued. Always.”
During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” on Aug. 10, Bolton was asked whether he was concerned about being targeted by the Trump administration.
“Well, I think he’s already come after me and several others in withdrawing the protection that we had,” Bolton told Jonathan Karl.
“So I think, and I said in the — in the new forward to the paperback edition of my book, I think it is a retribution presidency,” he added.
Updated: 8:14 a.m.
