Federal agents searched John Bolton's home and office in Bethesda early Friday as part of a national-security probe into classified documents. The probe reportedly began years earlier and was allegedly halted previously for political reasons. The FBI director reportedly ordered the investigation and posted a tweet stating 'NO ONE is above the law' as agents conducted the search. Some officials said the inquiry reflected broader concerns about Bolton beyond document retention. Bolton left the White House in September 2019, has since criticized President Trump, and published a book Trump unsuccessfully tried to block after pre-publication review.
But it is increasingly clear that vengeance is a large part, maybe the largest part, of how he will define success in his second term. Lamenting the ominous turn his revenge campaign had taken, the center-right newspaper stated that It's hard to see the raid as anything other than vindictive. Mr. Bolton fell out of Mr. Trump's favor in the first term and then wrote a book about his experience in the White House while Mr. Trump was still President.
FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly personally ordered an investigation into Bolton, and tweeted NO ONE is above the law @FBI agents on mission at 7:03 a.m. on Friday. Vice President JD Vance later told NBC News' Kristen Welker that the investigation into Bolton had to do with broad concern over Bolton, rather than classified documents alone. Bolton has been highly critical of Trump since leaving his employ in September 2019.
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