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FBI Searches John Bolton’s Home and Office in Classified Records Probe

A court‑approved search in a national security investigation has intensified calls to disclose the warrant and affidavit.

FILE - National security adviser John Bolton talks to reporters about Venezuela, outside the White House, May 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci File)
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FILE - Then National security adviser John Bolton speaks to media at the White HouseJuly 31, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster File)

Overview

  • Agents executed court‑authorized searches Friday at Bolton’s Bethesda residence and his Washington, D.C., office, according to multiple outlets and an FBI spokesperson.
  • Reporting indicates a federal magistrate judge in Maryland approved the warrant for an inquiry into possible possession or sharing of classified materials.
  • Bolton was not arrested or charged and was reportedly not at home; he was later seen at his office speaking with individuals wearing FBI vests as agents carried bags and boxes.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel posted that “NO ONE is above the law” as Attorney General Pam Bondi echoed support, while the White House said the president had no advance knowledge.
  • The action revives controversy over Bolton’s 2020 memoir after a prior DOJ criminal review was closed in 2021, and it has prompted demands to unseal the search records amid accusations of political retribution.