It is not clear what evidence the authorities have that John Bolton mishandled classified information, but President Trump’s efforts to punish rivals immediately stoked questions about the investigation.

Bolton served as Trump’s third national security advisor—following the brief stint of Mike Flynn and the stormy tenure of H.R. McMaster. Bolton succeeded McMaster on April 9, 2018 and remained national security advisor until he resigned on September 10, 2019. After leaving the Trump administration, he wrote a book about his tenure.

Top Republicans are praising FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi for their conduct after federal agents raided John Bolton's home.

Bolton, who served in Trump’s first term, has become a vocal critic of the administration since leaving his post in 2019.

The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe provided FBI Director Patel the intelligence that was the basis of the search warrant , a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.

John Bolton's home and office were searched by federal officials as part of an investigation into secret material handling.

News reports show the home of former national security adviser John Bolton was raided. Bolton and Trump have had a strained relationship.

A longtime consultant who used to co-lead the Black, Manafort and Stone firm in Washington, D.C., responded to the FBI raid of a top Trump critic and former national security advisor.

The FBI raided John Bolton's Maryland home and Washington office as part of a national security investigation into classified records. The former Trump national security advisor, who has criticized the President since his 2019 firing,

The book, in which John Bolton described repeated instances of corruption, was one of the most detailed and damaging accounts of Trump’s first term.