From the New York Post: Federal agents swiped three computers, two iPhones and reams of documents from former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton’s house during their Aug. 22 raid, according to court records — which also revealed the 76-year-old could soon face charges that may land him in prison for more than a decade.
The feds raided Bolton’s Bethesda, Md. home and Washington, DC office as part of an investigation into allegations that he snuck national security files out of the White House during President Trump’s first term by emailing them to family members on a private server, high-ranking FBI officials told The Post at the time.
In addition to the high-tech hardware, agents also confiscated two USB drives, a hard drive, four boxes of “printed daily activities,” “typed documents in folders labeled ‘Trump I – IV’” and a white binder labeled: “statements and reflections to allied strikes,” according to an inventory made public Thursday.
The warrant also revealed that Bolton is being looked at for allegedly violating two sections of the Espionage Act of 1917 forbidding unauthorized possession or removal of national defense information, and another law preventing hoarding of classified files.
The Biden administration had closed the investigation into Bolton, but the FBI re-opened the case after President Trump returned to the Oval Office. The report explains that FBI Director Kash Patel just learned about the existence of the shelved case in February, and re-opened it.
Bolton has not yet been charged with a crime, but if charged, tried and convicted on all counts, he could face up to 25 years in prison.
Meanwhile, Bolton has remained defiant and continues to criticize the Trump administration in his social media posts.
CLICK HERE to view the complete 13-page legal document detailing what was seized from Bolton’s home, application for the search warrant, and the allegations he faces.
JUST IN: Items seized from Bolton's home by FBI include
-A "white binder labeled "statements and reflections to allied strikes."
-Typed documents in folders labeled Trump I-IV
-Phones, a hard drive, USB drives, computers.https://t.co/yV9AwMxlpC pic.twitter.com/lgpqk8knkM— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 4, 2025
JOHN BOLTON UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR *ESPIONAGE*
EVENTS TWO YEARS PRIOR TO HIS BOOK PUBLICATION https://t.co/jdxd4Tne3N pic.twitter.com/0KRdkuqcZ2
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) September 4, 2025
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