Former national security adviser John Bolton has broken his silence following last week’s FBI raid at his Bethesda, Maryland, home and Washington, D.C., office.
The raid, part of an ongoing investigation into classified documents, has reignited Bolton’s feud with former President Donald Trump and drawn fresh scrutiny over his past handling of sensitive information.
FBI Raid Linked to Classified Documents
According to The Independent, FBI agents executed search warrants early Friday morning. Hours later, Trump claimed he learned of the raid only through television reports. “My house was raided also,” the former president said, referencing the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search. “So I know the feeling. It’s not a good feeling.”
Vice President JD Vance confirmed the raid is tied to an expanding investigation into classified materials. “This case is in the very early stages,” Vance told NBC’s Meet the Press. “There’s a broad concern about Ambassador Bolton.” He insisted the probe was “deliberate and driven by the national interest, not retribution.”
Bolton Slams Trump’s Ukraine Policy
In his first remarks since the raid, Bolton published a Washington Examiner op-ed criticizing Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine. “Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy today is no more coherent than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office,” he wrote.
