FBI Conducts Search of John Bolton’s Maryland Home

Around the same time of the search, FBI Director Kash Patel posted, “NO ONE is above the law…@FBI agents on mission.”

Kash Patel, FBI director nominee, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
John Bolton’s house in Montgomery County, Md., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP

The FBI arrived at the Maryland home of former national security adviser John Bolton Friday morning in an apparent search of his property, according to multiple reports.

The FBI’s search of his home is part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records,” according to CNBC. The New York Post, which first reported the search, said it was part of an investigation ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel.

Around the same time as reports surfaced of the search, Patel posted, “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission.”