Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The FBI raided the home of former national security adviser John Bolton Friday morning at the order of FBI Director Kash Patel.

The raid of Bolton's Bethesda, Md., home, reported by the New York Post, CNN and NBC News, was authorized by a court. It was part of a "national security investigation in search of classified records," a source confirmed to NBC News.

"NO ONE is above the law... @FBI agents on mission," Patel posted on X at 7:03 a.m. EDT Friday, around the time the raid started.

CNN reported it saw FBI personnel at Bolton's house. They were seen speaking to a person on the porch, and four to six agents were seen going inside. Some of the agents took bags out of vehicles to bring inside, but nothing was seen coming out of the home.

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