US EditionFBI searches home of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton in classified documents probe
The FBI raid, ordered by Director Kash Patel, revisits a 2020 probe into Bolton's handling of classified documents linked to his memoir, with no charges filed yet.
- On Friday, August 22, 2025, FBI agents conducted a court-authorized search of John Bolton's home and office near Washington, DC, in a national security probe.
- The investigation revived questions about whether Bolton revealed sensitive government details in his 2020 memoir after the Justice Department ended a related inquiry in 2021 during the Biden administration.
- Bolton, a former Trump national security adviser fired in 2019, said he was unaware of the search and was looking into it, while the FBI declined to comment.
- FBI Director Kash Patel stated, "NO ONE is above the law & @FBI agents on mission," and co-deputy director Dan Bongino said, "Public corruption will not be tolerated."
- The search highlights continuing legal scrutiny over classified disclosures related to Bolton's memoir, but the exact basis and possible outcomes remain unclear.
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On August 22, the FBI raided the home and offices of John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser. Justice suspects him of unlawfully detained and disseminated classified information. He was Donald Trump's advisor for 18 months, between April 2018 and October 2019, before leaving his post after disagreements over the president's foreign policy and published very critical briefs about Donald Trump.
The questions that need answering over John Bolton FBI raid
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