FBI conducts search at John Bolton's home
Source: CNN
The FBI conducted a court-authorized search at John Boltons home as part of a national security investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
FBI personnel were seen near Boltons home, CNN observed.
Reached by CNN, Bolton said he was unaware of the FBI activity and was looking into it further.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/politics/john-bolton-fbi-search
Going after his enemies.

everyonematters
(3,901 posts)orangecrush
(26,395 posts)With manufactured evidence, probably.
doc03
(38,305 posts)cstanleytech
(27,890 posts)orangecrush
(26,395 posts)I hope his high profile opposition have a plan in place to protect themselves and their families and GTFO of this shit hole.
FakeNoose
(38,403 posts)Chump's got a very long list of (perceived) enemies....
Maybe the US media will focus on this and forget to report on the Epstein evidence?
BumRushDaShow
(158,929 posts)
But he still threw darts from the sidelines thinking himself immune.
I expect the whole Shrub cabal will have a target on their backs.
Tommy Carcetti
(44,154 posts)But if we stand for this, they'll be going after true blue Democrats soon enough.
BumRushDaShow
(158,929 posts)Au contraire! He has been in office for 8 months (as of yesterday). He already went through the "true blue Democrats", many of whom were pre-pardoned by Biden before he left office. He's already thrown javelins at Schiff and NY AG Letia James.
This is why he is moving onto the Shrub-wing. If Liz Cheney hadn't been given a pardon, she would have been FIRST before he hit Bolton, although I expect he'll get around to her and Kinzinger for other stuff soon enough. He is in the process of going after Comey and I expect Mueller may be on the list too (since he had attempted to go after a pre-pardoned Jack Smith already I but haven't heard any updates on that)!
FalloutShelter
(13,727 posts)You know the rest.
ForgoTheConsequence
(5,069 posts)Bolton is an asshole if not a war criminal.
And this raid is political retaliation straight out of the fascist playbook.
Night of long knives coming soon to a free country near you.
JohnnyRingo
(20,114 posts)... For those who may be considering leaving and speaking out.
gfarber
(86 posts)John Boltons now under review,
For secrets he may have let through.
While Trump, in a loo,
Hid docs in full view
Oh the ironys richly askew!
Theyre probing if Bolton let slip,
Some secrets he kept in his grip.
While Trump hoarded a stash
In a ballroom and bath
Guess justice just takes a red trip!
riversedge
(77,390 posts)riversedge
(77,390 posts)I have no idea if true or not.
Lev Parnas
@levparnas
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Breaking: sources say the Bolton FBI raid, has to do with with an investigation that was reopened by the Trump administration having to do with the Book Bolton wrote in 2020.
Link to tweet
BadgerKid
(4,894 posts)Sept. 10, 2019, 11:04 AM CDT / Updated Sept. 10, 2019, 6:29 PM CDT
By Shannon Pettypiece, Carol E. Lee, Peter Alexander and Adam Edelman
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had fired national security adviser John Bolton after a string of disagreements, removing one of the most hawkish voices in Trump's inner circle on a number of issues, including Taliban negotiations and China trade talks.
Trump announced on Twitter that he had asked for Bolton's resignation on Monday night, saying he had "disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions."
I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning, Trump said on Twitter.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-fires-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-n1051986
Bayard
(26,678 posts)They're already trying to find dirt on Presidents Biden and Obama. If they don't find anything they will manufacture it.
greatauntoftriplets
(178,112 posts)I suppose that even if the FBI found nothing, they'll manufacture evidence. The fact John Bolton was the first makes me
NYC Liberal
(20,419 posts)orangecrush
(26,395 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(168,791 posts)Its extraordinary to see the FBI target a prominent presidential critic, suspecting him of the same wrongdoing that led to a Trump criminal indictment.
After Bolton told the public that Trump is âunfit to be presidentâ:
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-08-22T12:37:56.418Z
- Trump tried to block his book from being published
- Trump canceled his security detail
- Trump revoked his security clearance
- and now the FBI has raided his house www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-raids-home-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton-frequent-t-rcna226507
The FBI raided former national security adviser John Boltons home in Bethesda, 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. ... In a post on X early Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote, NO ONE is above the law... @FBI agents on mission.
.....Whats more, before Boltons book was released in 2020, Team Trumps lawyers went to court in the hopes of derailing its publication. That effort failed and the book became a bestseller.
Three months later, Trumps Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into whether Bolton disclosed classified information when he published his memoir. A former career official with the National Security Council later said in a court filing that Team Trump opened the criminal investigation into Bolton based on false pretenses......
That said, at face value, its nothing short of extraordinary to see the FBI, led by a hyperpartisan Trump loyalist, search the home of a prominent presidential critic suspecting him of the same wrongdoing that led to one of Trumps criminal indictments.
orangecrush
(26,395 posts)I fully believe they will plant evidence.