"The FBI raided former national security adviser John Bolton's home in Maryland on Friday as part of a national security investigation in search of classified records, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. An FBI official said in a statement that the agency was conducting court authorized activity in the area. There is no threat to public safety."
"In a post on X early Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote, NO ONE is above the law @FBI agents on mission. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino also appeared to refer to the raid in posts on X. America's safety isn't negotiable. Justice will be pursued. Always, Bondi wrote early Friday. Public corruption will not be tolerated, Bongino wrote."
"Bolton is a monster created by the politics of which the current president is the apotheosis. He is a creature from an earlier Republican authoritarian age. By and large, this would render him far outside the very wide bounds of my empathy. But this raid is such an example of pure vengeful rage that it can function as nothing more than a harbinger of things to come."
The FBI conducted a court-authorized raid on former national security adviser John Bolton's Maryland home seeking classified records. An FBI official said the activity was authorized and posed no public safety threat. FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino posted statements on X emphasizing that no one is above the law, pledging pursuit of justice, and declaring intolerance for public corruption. The New York Post initially reported the raid. Bolton has been a vocal critic of the current president and promoted his critiques through book marketing. The raid has been described as vengeful and a harbinger of potential actions against other critics such as Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney, and Jamie Raskin.
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