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FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton’s home, records show

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The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s first-term national security adviser mishandled government secrets.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton’s home, records show (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s first-term national security adviser mishandled government secrets.

  2. New York Post

    Here’s what FBI agents took from John Bolton’s house in raid — and what charges he could face (opens New York Post)

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    The feds raided Bolton's Bethesda, Md. home and Washington, DC office as part of an investigation into allegations that he snuck national security files out of the White House during President Trump's first term.

  3. The Guardian

    FBI took iPhones, folders and USB drives in raid on John Bolton’s home (opens The Guardian)

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    In newly released court documents, investigators list items seized from home of Trump’s ex-national security adviser

  4. New Hampshire Union Leader

    FBI seized computers, papers labeled ‘Trump’ during Bolton search (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    FBI agents seized computers, phones and reams of documents -- including some in folders labeled “Trump I-IV” and “statements and reflections to allied strikes” -- in the search of the

  5. Fox News

    List reveals which items FBI seized from John Bolton's home during raid (opens Fox News)

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    FBI agents raided John Bolton's Maryland home last month, seizing computers, phones, and documents in folders labeled with President Donald Trump's name.

  6. CNN

    FBI search of Bolton’s home yielded binders, phones and computers, DOJ says (opens CNN)

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    The FBI’s search of former Donald Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s home last month was part of a criminal investigation into the unauthorized removal and retention of classified records and into the improper gathering, transmitting or losing national defense information, according to pa…

  7. WMUR

    FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton's home (opens WMUR)

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    The FBI seized phones, computers, and documents from John Bolton's home amid a probe into mishandling of government secrets, court records reveal

  8. The Hill

    Search warrant reveals what feds seized at John Bolton’s home (opens The Hill)

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    Federal agents raid John Bolton's home, seizing computers, phones, and documents related to classified information and his memoir about Trump.

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