FBI agents raided the Maryland home of former National Security Advisor John Bolton on Friday morning, Fox News Digital has learned.
The search focused on potential classified documents agents believe Bolton may still possess, according to one source.
Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump’s national security advisor from 2018 to 2019, is not in custody or under arrest. It is understood that Bolton was at home at the time.
Federal agents reportedly busted into Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Maryland at around 7 a.m. local time in an investigation ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel, who took to X with a cryptic post minutes later.
“NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” he wrote without directly referencing the raid.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino shared the post and wrote, “Public corruption will not be tolerated.”
Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi also warned, “America’s safety isn’t negotiable. Justice will be pursued. Always.”
The probe was first launched years ago but later shut down by the Biden administration “for political reasons,” according to a senior U.S. official.
The Justice Department under Trump’s first administration argued that Bolton’s 2020 memoir, “The Room Where It Happened,” contained classified material and sought to block its publication. A federal judge ultimately allowed the book to be published.
Trump ousted Bolton from his first administration in 2019 because they “disagreed strongly” on policy.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
