FBI Director Kash Patel tweeted “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission" as agents searched the home of ex-Trump advisor John Bolton in Maryland.
The raids are part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records,” a person familiar with the matter told NBC.
The probe is eyeing multiple instances of the use of classified documents in leaks to the news media. The investigation began during the Biden administration, but did not go further before President Joe Biden left office in January.
this was the summary from the article, I know this is old news now but here’s an independent journalist I follow who offers some more context on this raid in case anyone is interested
The raids are part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records,” a person familiar with the matter told NBC.
The probe is eyeing multiple instances of the use of classified documents in leaks to the news media. The investigation began during the Biden administration, but did not go further before President Joe Biden left office in January.
this was the summary from the article, I know this is old news now but here’s an independent journalist I follow who offers some more context on this raid in case anyone is interested
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/28/kash-patel-and-john-ratcliffe-predicate-another-investigation-on-emails-stolen-from-foreign-spies/
Wouldn’t want former politicians hanging on to confidential files.