Several FBI agents raided the home of John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, who later became a staunch critic of the American leader.

The move came months after Mr Trump, in January this year, revoked the security clearance of Mr Bolton and more than 40 other former intelligence officials, who the president reportedly considered to be his political enemies. 

Citing an anonymous source, the Associated Press reported that FBI agents carried out a raid on Mr Bolton’s home in the Washington, DC area in the early hours of Friday morning as part of an investigation involving the handling of classified documents.

FBI director Kash Patel posted a cryptic message on X on Friday morning, saying, “No one is above the law… @FBI agents on mission.”

Mr Bolton served as Mr Trump’s national security adviser for 17 months during his first term in office, and the two often clashed because of their opposing views on North Korea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 

Meanwhile, he has not been arrested or charged with any crime by the Department of Justice.

The FBI is yet to release an official statement on the matter. However, a spokesperson for the agency told the New York Times that agents were “conducting court-authorised activity in the area.”