Former national security adviser John Bolton isn’t backing down from attacking President Donald Trump since the FBI raided his home last week.
Federal agents conducted the search at Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Maryland, as part of a probe into his handling of classified documents. Several outlets reported that the investigation was ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel . Bolton was not detained or charged with any crime.
Bolton, who served under Trump between 2018 and 2019 during his first presidency, found himself at the center of scrutiny after he published a harshly critical memoir , “The Room Where It Happened,” that recounts his time in the administration. While some officials have claimed that Bolton disclosed classified information, the Justice Department abandoned it