John Bolton's lawyer says documents seized were 'ordinary'

(NewsNation) — The lawyer representing erstwhile Ambassador John Bolton tells NewsNation the documents taken successful the FBI's raid were "ordinary records.... that would beryllium kept by a 40-year vocation authoritative who served astatine the State Department."

These materials, galore of which are documents that had been antecedently approved arsenic portion of a pre-publication reappraisal for Amb. Bolton’s book, were reviewed and closed years ago.  These are the kinds of mean records, galore of which are 20 years aged oregon more, that would beryllium kept by a 40-year vocation authoritative who served astatine the State Department, arsenic an Assistant Attorney General, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and the National Security Advisor.  Specifically, the documents with dated classification markings from the play 1998 - 2006 day backmost to Amb. Bolton’s clip successful the George W. Bush Administration.  An nonsubjective and thorough reappraisal volition amusement thing inappropriate was stored oregon kept by Amb. Bolton.

Federal agents raided Bolton’s location connected August 22^nd. Bolton was not location astatine the time.

Court records released a fewer weeks aboriginal showed that agents took iPhones, USB drives, computers and folders with documents that were labeled “Trump I-IV.”

Bolton served arsenic National Security Adviser for 17 months during the archetypal Trump administration. He would aboriginal go a vocal professional of President Trump.

Bolton was 1 of a radical of erstwhile officials whose information details were canceled by Trump earlier this year. He has not been charged with immoderate crimes.