The FBI has released new details on its raid of former National Security Adviser John Bolton, confirming a criminal investigation is underway.
According to a public inventory, agents seized three computers, two iPhones, and stacks of documents from Bolton’s Bethesda, Maryland home.
The raid also included his office in Washington, D.C.
Bolton is under investigation for mishandling classified documents, and federal prosecutors have not ruled out criminal charges.
Agents took two USB drives, a hard drive, and four boxes of “printed daily activities.”
They also seized “typed documents in folders labeled ‘Trump I – IV’” and a binder labeled “statements and reflections to allied strikes.”
The warrant revealed Bolton is being investigated for violating the Espionage Act of 1917. That law prohibits the unauthorized removal or possession of national defense information.
Investigators say he may also be in violation of another law tied to hoarding classified materials, as Trending Politics reported.
Bolton, a one-time Trump ally who later became a sharp critic, has faced questions about his handling of classified documents since 2020.
That year, the Trump administration sued to block his book, “The Room Where It Happened.”
Officials argued he bypassed the National Security Council’s vetting process, which is