The FBI has carried out a raid on John Bolton, who worked as national security advisor during Donald Trump's first term, reports news agency AP with reference to a source.
According to the information, the operation is supposed to be about secret documents and was ordered by FBI chief Kash Patel. In a post on the platform X, Patel writes that "no one is above the law", without describing the incident in more detail.
Bolton has in recent years profiled himself as a vocal critic of Donald Trump. Among other things, he has called Trump "unsuitable" as president in a book he wrote after being fired from the post as national security advisor, and he has regularly criticized Trump's foreign policy.
Trump, on his part, has accused Bolton of revealing state secrets in the same book, but attempts to stop the book have failed.
Trump has taken action against Bolton by withdrawing his security clearance and revoking his personal protection.
