By Joe Udo
WASHINGTON D.C. (CONVERSEER) – United States Vice President JD Vance has confirmed that the federal government has “broad” concerns about former National Security Advisor John Bolton following an FBI raid on his home and office.
In a preview of an interview set to air Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Vance told host Kristen Welker that the search formed part of an ongoing investigation and that law enforcement was acting based on evidence rather than politics.
“We’re in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton,” Vance said. “Unlike the Biden DOJ and the Biden FBI, our law enforcement agencies are going to be driven by law and not by politics.”
The Vice President noted that while classified documents were “certainly part of it,” investigators were looking at wider issues. “There’s a broad concern about Ambassador Bolton,” he said, stressing that any prosecution would depend on whether a crime was established.
Bolton, a frequent critic of former President Donald Trump and a former ambassador to the United Nations, has previously had his security clearance and Secret Service protection revoked by the administration.
Asked whether Bolton’s criticisms of Trump played a role in the raid, Vance dismissed the suggestion. “If we were trying to do that, we would just throw out prosecutions willy-nilly like the Biden administration DOJ did. If we bring a case…it will be because they determine that he has broken the law,” he said.
Vance also said he was unsure whether Bolton had been detained, noting that “prosecutions” would follow only if investigators found evidence of wrongdoing.
Responding to claims that the raid appeared to be retribution, Vance argued that critics making such claims had also “tried to throw Donald Trump in prison for completely fake charges.” He urged the public to allow the investigation to run its course.
The FBI has not yet released an official statement on the search or the scope of its inquiry.
