The raid on Bolton's home was part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents according to The Associated Press.

The FBI was searching the home of former national security adviser John Bolton, who has become a critic of President Trump, according to news reports.

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.

Robert Hill called in sick to work when he heard about what was happening in his Bethesda, Maryland. Every major cable news network was broadcasting from a house just a few streets away, but Hill had to see it for himself.

President Trump and John Bolton's rocky relationship stretches back years and includes recent clashes over Bolton's criticism of Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump's former personal attorney said the president has "crossed yet another name off of his enemies list."

The FBI searched the home and office of former Trump ally and national security adviser John Bolton on Friday as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information. Bolton became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump since his 2019 firing and is the author of a scathing book about his White House experience.

Right-wing commentator Benny Johnson argued they would never forget the early morning raids of the homes of Trump and his ally Stone. He claimed Trump was conducting his own raids on the “deep state” on Friday. Johnson called Bolton “one of the deepest of the deep state” and an “absolute traitor” of the president after also retweeting Patel.

FBI agents have been searching the home of Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton, US media reports. Photos posted by some US news outlets show police vehicles and personnel in the area near Bolton's home in the Washington DC suburb of Bethesda, Maryland.