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DOJ investigation of John Bolton focuses on diary-like notes in his AOL email account

Justice Department probes Bolton’s AOL notes for classified content amid concerns his emails were hacked by Iran, with multiple devices seized during searches this summer, officials said.

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Part of the Justice Department’s investigation of John Bolton centers around notes he was making to himself in an AOL email account — at times writing summaries of his activities like diary entries — when he was President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, and whether they contained classified information, sources familiar with the investigation tell CNN.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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