The FBI conducted a court-authorized search at former national security adviser John Bolton's Maryland home and stated there was no threat to public safety. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on social media 'NO ONE is above the law.' Bolton previously had his security clearance and protective detail revoked after leaving the administration. Bolton published The Room Where It Happened in 2020, prompting a Trump administration lawsuit alleging failures to complete required clearance review and inclusion of classified material. A judge declined to block publication but cited national security concerns. The Biden administration later dismissed the lawsuit and prosecutors dropped a grand jury investigation.
Bolton served in Trump's first term in the White House for just over a year but has since become a sharp critic of the president. He has said he believed Trump would use the Department of Justice to enact a "retribution presidency." The FBI on Friday said it conducted "court-authorized activity in the area" when asked about a search at Bolton's Maryland home. "There is no threat to public safety. We have no further comment," the FBI added.
The search of Bolton's home was first reported by the New York Post. Bolton's office declined immediate comment. In a social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel posted on Friday morning that "NO ONE is above the law," without mentioning Bolton specifically. Bolton was one of the former administration officials whose security clearances Trump stripped when he returned to office. Trump also revoked Bolton's security detail, which was in place because of threats from Iran.
Bolton published The Room Where It Happened in 2020, a memoir about his time in the White House that was critical of Trump's approach to foreign policy and the presidency in general. The Trump administration sued to try to block the book's publication, alleging that Bolton hadn't gone through the proper clearance process and that his manuscript contained classified information.
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