WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — New court records show what items were removed from the home of former Trump national security advisor John Bolton during an Aug. 22 raid of his Maryland home.
According to the itemized list of materials collected during the raid, authorities took two iPhones that belonged to Bolton, folders containing documents that were labeled “Trump I-IV” and four boxes of printed daily activities. They also seized two USB drives, two laptops and a desktop computer.
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Bolton, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, was not home when FBI agents raided his Bethesda house and he has not been charged with a crime.
The raid was reportedly related to Bolton’s handling of classified information as he penned his 2020 memoir “The Room Where It Happened” about his time in the first Trump administration.
Bolton served as Trump’s third national security adviser for 17 months and clashed with him over Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea.
Trump, on his first day back in office this year, revoked security clearances of more than four dozen former intelligence officials, including Bolton. Bolton was also among a group of former Trump officials whose security details were canceled by Trump earlier this year.
BETHESDA, MARYLAND – AUGUST 22: FBI agents depart with bags and boxes of material at the home of John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump, after conducting a search of the home for more than seven hours, August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. The FBI conducted an early morning court-authorized search of Bolton’s home. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)FBI agents carry boxes as they arrive at the house of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton on Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / GETTY-AFP) FBI agents carry boxes as they arrive at the house of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton on Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / GETTY-AFP) FBI agents carry boxes as they exit the house of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton on Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / GETTY-AFP) BETHESDA, MARYLAND – AUGUST 22: FBI agents work outside the home of John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump, August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. The FBI conducted an early morning court-authorized search of Bolton’s home. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)FBI agents speak with tenants at the house of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton on Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland. (GETTY-AFP)
NewsNation affiliate The Hill and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
