FBI Director Kash Patel orders raid on John Bolton home, Trump critic targeted

FBI Director Kash Patel ordered agents to raid the Bethesda, Maryland home and Washington office of former National Security Adviser John Bolton on August 22, 2025, seizing computers, phones, binders, and documents labeled "Trump." Patel, who had published an "enemies list" of 60 individuals in his 2023 book "Government Gangsters," confirmed he personally ordered the search. Bolton, who had served in Trump's first-term White House before publicly criticizing him, was under investigation for allegedly sharing classified information in his 2020 memoir. Bolton was indicted October 16, 2025 on 18 charges. Critics said the raid — announced months after Patel told Congress there would be "no politicization" at the FBI — confirmed his bureau was targeting Trump opponents.