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‘No One Is Above The Law’: FBI Raids Home Of Former National Security Advisor John Bolton
The Federalist ^ | August 22, 2025 | Shawn Fleetwood

Posted on 08/22/2025 8:59:19 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The FBI raided the D.C.-area home of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton on Friday.

According to the New York Post’s Caitlin Doornbos, who initially broke the story, “Federal agents went to Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Md., at 7 a.m. in an investigation ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel, a Trump administration official told The Post.” Per Fox News, agency officials were later spotted at Bolton’s Washington, D.C. office “removing boxes and Bolton was seen in the lobby.”

Patel seemingly confirmed the raid in an early Friday morning post. At roughly the same time the raid reportedly took place, the FBI director wrote on X, “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission.”

In a Friday morning post quoting Patel’s statement, FBI Co-Deputy Director Dan Bongino also wrote, “Public corruption will not be tolerated.”

Sources who reportedly spoke with the Post and other outlets maintain that the searches are related to Bolton’s alleged possession of classified documents. A “senior US official” told Doornbos the raid is specifically related to a probe “first launched years ago, but the Biden administration shut … down ‘for political reasons.'”

“The related investigation began in 2020, according to the official — the same year Trump’s first Justice Department launched a criminal inquiry into Bolton’s alleged disclosure of national secrets in his book, ‘The Room Where It Happened,'” Doornbos wrote. “That investigation came after President Trump fought to quash its publication over its inclusion of national secrets — saying Bolton broke an NDA signed as a condition of his employment.”

Bolton has reportedly not been arrested or charged with any crimes as of this article’s publication.

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: bolton; deepstate; doj; fbi; johnbolton; kashpatel; leaker; raid; russiankeywordtroll; shawnfleetwood; swampcreature; walrusface
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Since his dismissal from the first Trump administration, Bolton has remained a vocal critic of his former boss. The former national security adviser did not hesitate to attack Trump following the Biden Justice Department’s raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate in summer 2022.

Heh.

1 posted on 08/22/2025 8:59:19 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Because “Bondi does nothing”. /s


2 posted on 08/22/2025 9:01:29 AM PDT by bigbob (If thou doth eff around, thou wilt findeth out)
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To: bigbob

Things are heating up...


3 posted on 08/22/2025 9:03:30 AM PDT by Henry Cavendish
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To: bigbob

I wonder how many classified documents Barry has at his DC residence a few block from the White House?

The precedent to raid former President’s residences has already been set.


4 posted on 08/22/2025 9:05:32 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

LOL
Video
FLASHBACK: John Bolton praises the FBI for raiding Mar-A-Lago
https://rumble.com/v6xxnxs-flashback-john-bolton-praises-the-fbi-for-raiding-mar-a-lago.html


5 posted on 08/22/2025 9:11:12 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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Since his dismissal from the first Trump administration, Bolton has remained a vocal critic of his former boss.

I guess The Walrus should have been a more "vocal critic" of the fedgoons who raided Mar-A-Lago and Roger Stone's house...

6 posted on 08/22/2025 9:14:40 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Speculation here - I wonder ilf the classified document files is a cover for investigation into conspiracy participation.


7 posted on 08/22/2025 9:15:27 AM PDT by Pirate Ragnar
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m guessing that Mrs. Bolton’s underwear is safe.


8 posted on 08/22/2025 9:17:20 AM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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Speculation here - I wonder ilf the classified document files is a cover for investigation into conspiracy participation.

You have to list specific items you are looking for in a warrant. You can't use a warrant as a fishing expedition.

9 posted on 08/22/2025 9:18:50 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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“””You have to list specific items you are looking for in a warrant. You can’t use a warrant as a fishing expedition. “””””””””.........unless you are investigating a Republican.


10 posted on 08/22/2025 9:26:36 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

THIS

has made my day!

11 posted on 08/22/2025 9:30:38 AM PDT by Delta 21 (None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; kiryandil

Any news about bolton?


12 posted on 08/22/2025 9:34:28 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍! Winning currently!)
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“You have to list specific items you are looking for in a warrant. You can’t use a warrant as a fishing expedition. “

Was Melania’s underwear on the warrant for Mar A Lago?


13 posted on 08/22/2025 9:34:30 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
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To: rktman

Haven’t seen anything.

Haven’t seen anything about “Alligator Alcatraz” or “security guarantees”, either.

You?


14 posted on 08/22/2025 9:36:20 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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“I’m guessing that Mrs. Bolton’s underwear is safe.”

and probably no fake “CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS” sheets printed out and scattered about documents dumped from the boxes that were removed, either ...


15 posted on 08/22/2025 9:52:07 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: kiryandil

Pretty quiet today...... Gonna turn it up tonight at the Red Dog saloon in Virginia City 7-11 though. 😊👍🎸🎤🔊. Have a good weekend.


16 posted on 08/22/2025 9:52:14 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍! Winning currently!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So, if no one is above the law, when is Hillary’s perp walk?


17 posted on 08/22/2025 9:57:11 AM PDT by FrogMom (Time marches on....)
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To: bigbob

Ann Coulture sounded the alarms of this Bush Stooge years ago.Trump didn’t know DC and trusted fools that kissed his butt like Paul Ryan.


18 posted on 08/22/2025 10:18:06 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Maybe Barry shipped all those docs to Soros’ offices.


19 posted on 08/22/2025 10:48:43 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wonder if any FBI/DOJ holdover tipped him off beforehand.


20 posted on 08/22/2025 12:01:36 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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