Overview

• Agents executed a magistrate-approved warrant around 7 a.m. at Bolton’s Bethesda residence, with the FBI describing it as court-authorized activity and saying there was no public safety threat.
• The investigation centers on potential possession or disclosure of classified information, which several outlets link to prior scrutiny of Bolton’s 2020 book, The Room Where It Happened.
• Bolton was not detained or charged following the search, according to reporting, and the FBI and Justice Department declined to provide further details.
• FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X during the operation, writing, “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission.”
• Some reports say an earlier inquiry was closed under the Biden administration and has been renewed under Patel’s leadership, though independent confirmation of that sequence has not been released.