FBI Seized John Bolton’s Binder on ‘Allied Strikes’ and ‘Trump’ Folders

The government released documents after a request from NOTUS and other news organizations.

Former national security adviser John Bolton outside his home.
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The FBI agents who raided the home of former Trump administration adviser-turned-critic John Bolton took a white binder labeled “statements and reflections to allied strikes” and four folders about President Donald Trump, according to documents released by a judge on Thursday at the request of NOTUS and other news organizations.

Federal prosecutors requested permission to search Bolton’s Maryland home on the evening of Aug. 21, a day before a large FBI team descended on his home on a Friday morning.

The government released the application for a search warrant only after a filing by several news organizations including the Associated Press, Bloomberg and CNN.