You Vote: Following the early morning raid of John Bolton's home by the FBI, will he be indicted?

Officials said the search of Bolton’s Bethesda, Maryland, home involved a national security case that began under the Biden administration but wasn’t aggressively pursued until Patel took over earlier this year.

Published: August 22, 2025 6:28pm

FBI agents early Friday raided the suburban Maryland home of former National Security Advisor John Bolton as part of an investigation into a national security matter.

FBI Director Kash Patel hinted at the action in a cryptic post on his X social media account.

“NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” Patel wrote.

Officials said the search of Bolton’s Bethesda, Maryland, home involved a national security case that began under the Biden administration but wasn’t aggressively pursued until Patel took over earlier this year. They declined to be more specific.

The Biden Justice Department closed that investigation in 2021. "This is a complete vindication," Bolton told Axios. "They're just giving up."

The federal judge allowed Bolton to move forward with publishing his book, but ruled that he "likely published classified materials" and "exposed his country to harm and himself to civil (and potentially criminal) liability." 

Following the early morning raid of John Bolton's home by the FBI, will he be indicted?

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