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FBI Says It Found Classified Documents in John Bolton's O...

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The FBI’s Bolton discovery tests how evenly the law is applied in handling sensitive national security records.

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  1. Legal Insurrection

    FBI Claims It Found Classified Documents in John Bolton's Office (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "included materials that referenced weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. mission to the United Nations and records related to the U.S. government’s strategic communications."

  2. Hot Air

    Bolton Was, Indeed, Hiding Classified Files in His Office (opens Hot Air)

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    Bolton's classified files controversy exposes his ruthless political agenda.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Classified documents found during search of Bolton's office: FBI (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Newly filed court documents shed further light on the probe. Those files recorded the FBI’s apprehension of materials marked "classified," “confidential,” and “secret."

  4. Newsweek

    FBI Says It Found Classified Documents in John Bolton's O... (opens Newsweek)

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    The FBI’s Bolton discovery tests how evenly the law is applied in handling sensitive national security records.

  5. The Daily Signal

    FBI Seizes Classified Docs at John Bolton’s Office, Court Records Show (opens The Daily Signal)

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    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Federal agents found documents marked classified inside former national security advisor John Bolton’s Washington, D.C., office during an FBI search last month,...

  6. KEZI Eugene

    FBI found documents marked as classified at former Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s office (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    Federal investigators seized multiple documents labeled “secret,” “confidential,” and “classified,” including some about weapons of mass destruction, during the late August search of the office of President Donald Trump’s former

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    FBI seized documents described as ‘classified’ in search of Bolton’s office, court records say (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The items include documents pertaining to weapons of mass destruction, U.S. interests at the United Nations, and strategic government communications, investigators said.

  8. PJ Media

  9. Townhall

    Uh Oh: Guess What FBI Agents Found in John Bolton's Home (opens Townhall)

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    FBI uncovers classified documents at John Bolton's home, raising serious national security concerns.

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    FBI seized documents described as ‘classified’ in search of Bolton’s office (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The items include documents pertaining to weapons of mass destruction, U.S. interests at the United Nations, and strategic government communications, investigators said.

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