Overview

• Agents arrived around 7 a.m. at the former national security adviser’s Maryland residence as Montgomery County police supported the scene and blocked the street.
• An FBI official described the activity as court authorized and said there was no threat to public safety.
• A source familiar with the matter told NBC News the search is part of a national security investigation focused on locating classified materials.
• ABC News, as reported by Axios, said a federal magistrate judge in Maryland approved the warrant, and CNN reported Bolton said he was unaware of the law enforcement presence when contacted.
• FBI Director Kash Patel posted, “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” and some outlets, including the New York Post, reported he ordered the investigation, which follows earlier disputes over Bolton’s 2020 memoir.