Overview

• FBI agents executed court-approved searches in August, and inventories cite materials labeled confidential referencing weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and U.S. strategic communications.
• Speaking at Harvard, John Bolton said he is very confident his 2020 book contains no classified information and noted he could not discuss the probe in detail.
• The Justice Department is considering whether to seek an indictment, with senior leaders pressing for swift charges despite some prosecutors urging more investigation, according to Reuters.
• Bolton’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, has said a review would show nothing improper was stored or retained by his client.
• The Trump-era civil suit and criminal inquiry over the memoir were dropped in 2021 after a judge declined to block publication, and Bolton has continued to criticize the president, calling him an aberration in American politics.