{"id":2477616,"date":"2025-08-22T11:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:18:12","slug":"fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Raids Home Of Former National Security Advisor John Bolton"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2477616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The FBI conducted a raid on the Bethesda, Maryland home of former trump National Security Advisor John Bolton as part of a high-profile investigation reportedly related to his alleged possession of classified documents. The raid, ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel, also involved searches at Bolton&#8217;s Washington, D.C. office.The investigation dates back to 2020 during the Trump governance adn involves scrutiny of Bolton&#8217;s book, &#8220;The Room Where It Happened,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wich allegedly contained national secrets<\/a> that Bolton shared despite signing a non-disclosure agreement. Neither Bolton nor his associates have been charged or arrested so far. Bolton, who has been a vocal critic of former President Trump, previously criticized Trump&#8217;s handling of classified information, highlighting concerns about Trump&#8217;s informal retention of sensitive documents.The article also notes that charges against Trump in a related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-reject-trump-request-in-fbi-classified-documents-case\/\" title=\"DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Reject Trump Request in ... ... Case\">classified documents case<\/a> were dropped in 2024 due to the Special Counsel&#8217;s appointment being ruled unconstitutional.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:John_R._Bolton_at_the_meeting_with_President_Tsai_Ing-wen_2023-05-01.jpg\">Wang Yu Ching\/Office of the President\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/22\/no-one-is-above-the-law-fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%98No%20One%20Is%20Above%20The%20Law%E2%80%99:%20FBI%20Raids%20Home%20Of%20Former%20National%20Security%20Advisor%20John%20Bolton&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/22\/no-one-is-above-the-law-fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=%E2%80%98No%20One%20Is%20Above%20The%20Law%E2%80%99:%20FBI%20Raids%20Home%20Of%20Former%20National%20Security%20Advisor%20John%20Bolton&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/22\/no-one-is-above-the-law-fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/22\/no-one-is-above-the-law-fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98No%20One%20Is%20Above%20The%20Law%E2%80%99:%20FBI%20Raids%20Home%20Of%20Former%20National%20Security%20Advisor%20John%20Bolton&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/22\/no-one-is-above-the-law-fbi-raids-home-of-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The FBI raided the D.C.-area home of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the New York Post&rsquo;s Caitlin Doornbos, who initially broke the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/22\/us-news\/patels-fbi-raids-john-boltons-home-in-high-profile-national-security-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story<\/a>, &ldquo;Federal agents went to Bolton&rsquo;s house in Bethesda, Md., at 7 a.m. in an investigation ordered by&nbsp;FBI Director Kash Patel, a Trump administration official told The Post.&rdquo; Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-boltons-home-raided-federal-agents-sources-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, agency officials were later spotted at Bolton&rsquo;s Washington, D.C. office &ldquo;removing boxes and Bolton was seen in the lobby.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-448595970\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Patel seemingly confirmed the raid in an early Friday morning post. At roughly the same time the raid reportedly took place, the FBI director <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/1958847495028584529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X, &ldquo;NO ONE is above the law&hellip; @FBI agents on mission.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Friday morning post quoting Patel&rsquo;s statement, FBI Co-Deputy Director Dan Bongino also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDDBongino\/status\/1958850735321264287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;Public corruption will not be tolerated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sources who reportedly spoke with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/22\/us-news\/patels-fbi-raids-john-boltons-home-in-high-profile-national-security-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-boltons-home-raided-federal-agents-sources-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5465167-john-bolton-fbi-raid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outlets<\/a> maintain that the searches are related to Bolton&rsquo;s alleged possession of classified documents. A &ldquo;senior US official&rdquo; told Doornbos the raid is specifically related to a probe &ldquo;first launched years ago, but the Biden administration shut &hellip; down &lsquo;for political reasons.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The related investigation began in 2020, according to the official &mdash; the same year Trump&rsquo;s first Justice Department launched a criminal inquiry into Bolton&rsquo;s alleged disclosure of national secrets in his book, &lsquo;The Room Where It Happened,&#8217;&rdquo; Doornbos wrote. &ldquo;That investigation came after&nbsp;President Trump&nbsp;fought to quash its publication over its inclusion of national secrets &mdash; saying Bolton broke an NDA signed as a condition of his employment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bolton has reportedly not been arrested or charged with any crimes as of this article&rsquo;s publication.<\/p>\n<p>Since his dismissal from the first Trump administration, Bolton has remained a vocal critic of his former boss. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a> did not hesitate to attack Trump following the Biden Justice Department&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/10\/under-bidens-doj-the-rule-of-law-in-america-has-become-a-farce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate<\/a> in summer 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/john-bolton-trump-didnt-care-222623729.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSNBC<\/a> in August 2022 to discuss the matter, Bolton <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1958862578106691665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed<\/a> his belief that Trump didn&rsquo;t &ldquo;care[] about the classification system&rdquo; or &ldquo;appreciate[] the sensitivity of this information.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[H]e liked cool things, he saw things &hellip; so he wanted to take them, and he was pretty much able to take them and not just on classified information matters, on all kinds of things that crossed his desk,&rdquo; Bolton said. &ldquo;Some days, he liked to eat a lot of french fries, some days he took classified documents. He wanted them. Why did he want them? Because he could get them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bolton again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/inside-with-jen-psaki\/watch\/john-bolton-to-jen-psaki-trump-s-retention-of-classified-documents-was-very-disturbing-183156293990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appeared<\/a> on the network nearly a year later to criticize Trump over the classified documents case. Speaking to former Biden Press Secretary and MSNBC host Jen Psaki, the former Trump official <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1958864567976517864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> the president &ldquo;sometimes &hellip; liked to retain things&rdquo; &mdash; an alleged pattern he said was &ldquo;very disturbing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It became the practice just to make sure that we got them back in as many cases as we could. Obviously, we failed in many cases,&rdquo; Bolton said. <\/p>\n<p>The charges against Trump stemming from the Biden DOJ&rsquo;s classified documents lawfare were ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/15\/judge-in-docs-case-throws-out-dojs-lawfare-against-trump-rules-jack-smiths-appointment-unconstitutional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tossed<\/a> in July 2024 by a Florida-based federal judge, who found that Special Counsel Jack Smith&rsquo;s appointment in the probe was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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