FBI searches home of former national security adviser John Bolto

Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first term, has become a vocal critic of the administration’s foreign policy and called the president unfit to serve. Trump previously revoked Bolton's security detail and his security clearance after clashes over policy.

FBI agents searched Bolton’s home as part of a national security probe ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel, according to the New York Post.
Trump administration has accused Bolton of using classified info in book. The Justice Department during Trump's first term filed a federal lawsuit and started a criminal investigation into Bolton over allegations that the book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," contained classified information.

"The United States seeks an order requiring Defendant to abide by his contractual and fiduciary duties to complete the pre-publication review process and not disclose classified information without written authorization, thereby protecting the national security of the United States," according to the filing.Bolton’s attorney, Chuck Cooper, called the lawsuit “a transparent attempt to use national security as a pretext to censor” Bolton.

A judge rejected the lawsuit’s request to block the book and the Justice Department dropped both the lawsuit and the criminal inquiry during the Biden administration.

Prominent US news media outlets reported news of the search. (This is developing story, please check again for updates)