The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland dwelling and the Washington, D.C. workplace of John Bolton, former nationwide safety adviser to President Trump, as a part of an ongoing federal investigation.
Bolton, who was appointed in the midst of Trump’s first time period and served about 17 months, is now a fierce critic of the president.
He’s being investigated over the potential mishandling of categorized info, based on an individual conversant in the matter. He has not been detained and has not been charged with any crimes, the supply advised The Related Press on the situation of anonymity.
FBI brokers carry containers from former Nationwide Safety Advisor John Bolton’s workplace in Washington, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photograph/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Bolton was reportedly not dwelling when FBI brokers searched his residence. Later Friday morning, he was seen within the foyer of his Washington workplace constructing speaking with two folks sporting FBI vests. He left a couple of minutes later, apparently heading upstairs, whereas brokers carried baggage and containers via a again entrance.
Such FBI searches require approval from a federal decide, however it’s not but clear what proof investigators have that Bolton could have mishandled categorized info.
Lower than a yr after the tip of his tumultuous tenure, the Republican guide and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations revealed a virtually 600-page guide chronicling his time within the Trump administration and portraying the forty fifth president as impulsive and unprepared on overseas coverage.
Donald Trump’s former nationwide safety advisor John Bolton waves as he arrives at his home, after the FBI carried out a court-authorized search at his place on August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photograph by SAUL LOEB/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
When talking with reporters on Friday, Trump criticized his former ally as “a low life” and a “very unpatriotic guy.” He additionally stated he was “not a fan” of Bolton, however claimed he had no prior data of the raid.
If the FBI finally brings a case in opposition to Bolton, “it will be because they determined that he has broken the law,” Vance advised the present’s moderator, Kristen Welker.
President Donald Trump, with Nationwide Safety Advisor John Bolton (R) and White Home Chief of Workers John Kelly (L), leaves the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, June 9, 2018. (LARS HAGBERG/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
“We’re going to be careful about that. We’re going to be deliberate about that, because we don’t think that we should throw people — even if they disagree with us politically, maybe especially if they disagree with us politically — you shouldn’t throw people willy-nilly in prison,” he added.
In an obvious but obscure reference to the raid, FBI Director Kash Patel tweeted early Friday morning that “NO ONE is above the law,” saying FBI brokers had been “on [a] mission.”
Initially Printed: August 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM EDT
