President Trump Responds To FBI Agents Raiding John Bolton’s Home

President Trump has made his first remarks regarding the FBI’s recent raid of the home and office of former National Security Adviser John Bolton.

As WLT Report previously covered, dozens of FBI agents raided the home of John Bolton at around 7 a.m. Friday morning in Bethesda, Maryland.

FBI agents soon after raided Bolton’s office in downtown Washington, D.C., due to him potentially having classified documents.

In response to the raid, President Trump revealed he just found out about the raid and noted Bolton was a “lowlife.”

The Hill followed Trump’s comments more closely:

President Trump said Friday he was not given advance notice of an FBI search of former national security adviser John Bolton’s home but criticized his former aide as a “lowlife” and suggested he could be “very unpatriotic.”

“He’s not a smart guy. But he could be a very unpatriotic guy. We’re going to find out. I know nothing about it. I just saw it this morning, they did a raid,” Trump told reporters when asked about the search.

The president said he expected the Justice Department (DOJ) to brief him on the situation later Friday.

“I tell [Attorney General Pam Bondi], and I tell the group, I don’t want to know, but you have to do what you have to do. I don’t want to know about it,” Trump said. “It’s not necessary. I could know about. I could be the one starting it. I’m actually the chief law enforcement officer. But I feel that it’s better this way.”

Federal agents were seen searching Bolton’s home in Maryland on Friday morning. The FBI confirmed there was “court-authorized law enforcement activity” going on in the area.

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President Trump: “I'm not a fan of John Bolton. He's a real sort of lowlife. He was one of the people that forced Bush to do the ridiculous bombings in the Middle East. He wants to always kill people.” pic.twitter.com/7uyl4AtzTR

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ABC News provided the latest update on the raids:

Federal agents were seen Friday morning searching the Maryland residence and Washington, D.C., office of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, ABC News has learned.

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Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News that the search, carried out by the FBI, is related to allegations that Bolton is in possession of classified records.

“NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” FBI director Kash Patel said on social media.

It was not immediately clear what sensitive records federal investigators believe Bolton may have possessed.

The federal agents, along with approximately six FBI vehicles, were seen at Bolton’s home for over an hour early this morning around 7 a.m. Local Montgomery County police were observed by ABC News blocking both entrances to Bolton’s street but have since left.

NOW: Scott Jennings just used John Bolton’s own words to hang him after the FBI raid on his home.@ScottJenningsKY reminded everyone what Bolton said after the Mar-a-Lago raid on Trump—insisting that the same standard must apply today. pic.twitter.com/pmbCMTiRYu

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