FBI searches home of former Trump adviser John Bolton
The FBI on Friday searched the home of President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton.
Bolton served in Trump’s first term in the White House for just over a year, but has since become a sharp critic of the president. He has said he believed Trump would use the Department of Justice to enact a “retribution presidency.”
The FBI on Friday said it conducted “court-authorized activity in the area” when asked about a search at Bolton’s Maryland home.
“There is no threat to public safety. We have no further comment,” the FBI added. The search of Bolton’s home was first reported by the New York Post. Bolton’s office declined immediate comment.
In a social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel posted on Friday morning that “NO ONE is above the law,” without mentioning Bolton specifically.
Bolton was one of the former administration officials whose security clearances Trump stripped when he returned to office. Trump also revoked Bolton’s security detail, which was in place because of threats from Iran.
Bolton published The Room Where It Happened in 2020, a memoir about his time in the White House that was critical of Trump’s approach to foreign policy and the presidency in general.
The Trump administration sued to try to block the book’s publication, alleging Bolton hadn’t gone through the proper clearance process and that his manuscript contained classified information. A judge declined that request, but said Bolton’s conduct raised national security concerns. The Biden administration dismissed the lawsuit and prosecutors dropped a grand jury investigation the following year.
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