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The raid on Bolton's home was part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents according to The Associated Press.
Donald Trump's former personal attorney said the president has "crossed yet another name off of his enemies list."
Bolton has been a regular presence on cable news shows since Trump returned to office - often criticizing the president’s approach to foreign policy.
Former CIA Director Leon Panetta suggested on Saturday that John Bolton was targeted over his vocal criticisms of President Donald Trump after the FBI raided the former national security adviser’s Maryland home just ahead of the weekend.
The Rupert Murdoch-owned publication also didn’t spare any criticism for FBI Director Kash Patel, who cryptically tweeted “NO ONE is above the law” minutes before news of the Bolton raid broke. “The President’s minions... don’t serve as the check on his worst impulses the way grown-ups did in his first term,” the board argued."
The FBI raided former National Security Advisor John Bolton's home after years of disputes with Trump following Bolton's departure from Trump's first administration.
Vice President JD Vance told NBC News former national security adviser John Bolton was being investigated over classified documents, not politics.
Four years after Bolton published his tell-all memoir, The Room Where It Happened, FBI agents swooped on his Maryland house on Friday in a stunning pre-dawn raid, flagged with a cryptic tweet by bureau director Kash Patel. “No one is above the law,” the MAGA loyalist wrote as his agents descended.