The FBI raided former national security adviser John Bolton’s 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.
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.”
The agency declined to comment further on the raid. Bolton did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.
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.
The New York Post was the first to report news of the raid.
The raid began around 7 a.m., and no other addresses or locations are presently anticipated to be searched, a source familiar with the matter said.
The probe was looking into the handling of classified materials and potential instances of such documents being used in leaks to news media, the source said. The search was related to an investigation that began during the Biden administration that did not go further at that time, the source added.
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