&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Who is John Bolton? Why FBI raided home of Trump's former national security adviser")
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday (August 22) searched the Maryland home of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton as part of a high-profile national security investigation about classified documents. The raid took place earlier (around 7:00 AM) at his residence in Bethesda, near Washington, according to media reports. FBI Director Kash Patel hinted about the action in a post on his X, saying, that no one is above the law. “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote in his post on X.
Who is John Bolton?
John Robert Bolton, born on 20 November 1948, is an American lawyer, diplomat, policy adviser and political commentator. He served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006 and later served as a national security adviser when Donald Trump was first elected as the US president. He served from 2018-2019. He often clashed with Democrats and Republicans over his foreign policy.
What is the case?
The investigation is reportedly linked to some high-profile classified files; this issue was first opened during Trump's first term but was later paused under the rule of former US President Joe Biden. Bolton was previously accused of disclosing the sensitive details in his 2020 memoir (a nonfiction work written by an individual about their own life) - The Room Where It Happened. The Trump administration tried to stop the book’s release by claiming that it contained national security secrets. But later, a court allowed the publication of the book.
Bolton has not spoken publicly about the raid. Since leaving the Trump administration, he has often criticised Trump’s foreign policy and national security decisions.
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Last week, in a post on his X, Bolton criticised Trump and wrote, "When Trump slapped tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, but not China, which also purchases Russian oil, it may have pushed India further into the Beijing-Moscow axis. This lack of focus by the Trump Admin is an unforced error."
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that he had no idea about this raid on John Bolton's office and home.
