FBI agents carry boxes from former National Security Advisor John Bolton's office in Washington, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Photos of FBI searching the home and office of John Bolton, a former Trump ally turned critic
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched the home and office of former Trump ally and national security adviser John Bolton on Friday as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information. Bolton became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump since his 2019 firing and is the author of a scathing book about his White House experience.
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Former national security adviser John Bolton waves as he arrives at his house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Media watch outside former national security adviser John Bolton’s house as FBI agents search inside the house, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)FBI agents carry empty boxes to former national security adviser John Bolton’s house, Friday, August. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)A young Bethesda resident holds a sign outside the house of former White House national security adviser John Bolton as FBI search the home, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)FBI agents walk inside the back entrance of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s Washington office, Friday, Aug 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)FBI agents depart the lobby of the office building of former national security adviser John Bolton, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)FBI agents carry empty boxes to former national security adviser John Bolton’s house, Friday, August. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)FBI agents carry bags and boxes out of former national security adviser John Bolton’s house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Former national security adviser John Bolton arrives at his house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Neighbors give thumbs-up to cars passing by John Bolton’s home as FBI agents search the house in Bethesda Md, Friday, August. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Montgomery county police patrol John Bolton’s home as FBI agents search the house in Bethesda Md, Friday, August. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)An FBI agent walks to the front entrance of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s Washington office, Friday, Aug 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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