The FBI raided the home of former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday morning as part of a classified documents investigation. The bureau told NBC News that it was “conducting court-authorized activity in the area. There is no threat to public safety.”
“NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino similarly said, “Public corruption will not be tolerated.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi also issued a statement believed to be linked to the raid, writing, “America’s safety isn’t negotiable. Justice will be pursued. Always.”
President Trump issued an executive order earlier this year stripping Bolton and other former officials of security clearances.
“National security is also damaged by the publication of classified information. Former National Security Advisor John R. Bolton published a memoir for monetary gain after he was terminated from his White House position in 2019,” Trump’s January order read. “The book was rife with sensitive information drawn from his time in government. The memoir’s reckless treatment of sensitive information undermined the ability of future presidents to request and obtain candid advice on matters of national security from their staff. Publication also created a grave risk that classified material was publicly exposed.”
“To remedy these abuses of the public trust, this Order directs the revocation of any active or current security clearances held by: (i) the former intelligence officials who engaged in misleading and inappropriate political coordination with the 2020 Biden presidential campaign; and (ii) John R. Bolton,” the order declared.
