CIA Director John Ratcliffe provided FBI Director Patel the intelligence that was the basis of the search warrant , a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.

FBI agents have raided the home of Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton. Officers raided his home in Bethesda, Maryland, at around 12pm (7am local time) on Friday. Kash Patel, the FBI director, reportedly ordered an investigation into Mr Bolton. Shortly after the raid began, he wrote on social media:

The FBI was searching the home of former national security adviser John Bolton, who has become a critic of President Trump, according to news reports.