John Bolton Breaks His Silence After FBI Raids Home and Office

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton publicly commented Tuesday for the first time since FBI agents raided his Maryland home and Washington, D.C., office last week, issuing sharp criticism of both President Donald Trump’s policies and the law enforcement actions against him, as reported by The New York Post.

Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser, posted multiple messages on X decrying what he called the president’s “incoherent” approach to Ukraine and condemning the raids executed against his properties on Friday.

“Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy today is no more coherent than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office,” Bolton wrote.

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“Collapsing in confusion and haste, Trump’s negotiations may be in their last throes, along with his Nobel Peace Prize campaign.”

Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy today is no more coherent than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office. Collapsing in confusion and haste, Trump’s negotiations may be in their last throes, along with his Nobel Peace Prize…

— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) August 26, 2025

His post linked to an opinion piece he authored in the Washington Examiner, published Monday, where Bolton argued that the administration’s Ukraine strategy lacked consistency.

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“The administration has tried to camouflage its disarray behind social media posts, such as Trump comparing his finger-pointing at Russian President Vladimir Putin to then-Vice President Richard Nixon during the famous kitchen debate with Nikita Khrushchev,” Bolton wrote.

“Why Trump wants to be compared to the only president who resigned in disgrace is unclear.”

Bolton continued on X, claiming that “bilateral relationships have suffered considerable damage because of the fallout from the administration’s failing diplomacy.” He added, “The longer India hangs out to dry, the worse the New Delhi-Washington relationship gets.”

Bilateral relationships have suffered considerable damage because of the fallout from the administration’s failing diplomacy. The longer India hangs out to dry, the worse the New Delhi-Washington relationship gets.https://t.co/on43OiOOXx

— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) August 26, 2025

A senior FBI official told The Post on Friday that the searches were connected to an investigation into allegations Bolton used a private email server to send classified documents to family members while serving in the White House.

Bolton’s X account had been largely inactive since the raids, aside from one message posted roughly 30 minutes after FBI agents arrived at his Bethesda, Maryland, home, again criticizing Trump’s Ukraine approach. It remained unclear whether that post was pre-scheduled.

“Russia has not changed its goal: drag Ukraine into a new Russian Empire. Moscow has demanded that Ukraine cede territory it already holds and the remainder of Donetsk, which it has been unable to conquer. Zelensky will never do so,” Bolton said.

“Meanwhile, meetings will continue because Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize, but I don’t see these talks making any progress.”

In addition to his own commentary, Bolton retweeted an interview posted by UK-based Times Radio with former Conservative Party leader William Hague.

Hague said it was “suspicious” that the raids occurred after Bolton had criticized Trump, calling the action “a potential encroachment on freedom of speech and liberty.”

The investigation into Bolton’s alleged handling of classified information remains ongoing.

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