John Bolton was not targeted for criticizing Trump, Vance claims after FBI raid

Tasos Katopodis | ReutersThe law enforcement investigation of former Trump national security advisor John Bolton is "in the very early stages," Vice President JD Vance said on the heels of the FBI's raid of Bolton's Maryland on Friday morning

Vance, in a new interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker, said that classified documents are "certainly part of" that be, but that "there's a broad concern Ambassador Bolton."Bolton is not being targeted because of his criticism of President Donald Trump, Vance told Welker in the interview, set to air Sunday on "Meet the Press.""If we were trying to do that, we would just throw out secutions willy-nilly, the Biden administration [Department of Justice] did," he said.Bolton served as Trump's national security advisor from April 2018 through September 2019.FBI agents ed his office in Washington, D.C., in addition to his Bethesda , on Friday."I will say we're going to let that investigation ceed," Vance said.U.S

Alyssa Pointer | Reuters"What I can tell you is that, un the Biden DOJ and the Biden FBI, our law enforcement agencies are going to be driven by law and not by ," Vance said."And so, if we think that Ambassador Bolton has committed a crime, of course, eventually secutions will come," the vice president said."This is all part of gathering evidence, trying to understand something that we're worried ."Trump told reporters Friday morning that he was unaware of the raid on Bolton's until he saw it reported on television.Trump also called Bolton a "lowlife."Read more CNBC coverageTrump demands Fed’s Cook resign after housing official calls for ‘mortgage fraud’ beTrump has snapped up more than $100 million in bonds since taking officeTrump targets 'woke' museums with Columbia, Harvard playbookTrump expands 50% steel and aluminum tariffs to include 407 additional duct typesChinese national gets 8 years for smuggling weapons, to North Korea'Security guarantees' for Ukraine mean Europe must now fulfill its miseTrump-Zelenskyy meeting paves the way for Ukraine security guarantees, talks with PutinTraders hope the Ukraine war ends soon

Experts say there's no 'quick fix'Trump tells Zelenskyy to end war, echoing Kremlin demands on Crimea and NATOWhite House envoy claims Russia agreed to 'Article 5-' security guarantees for UkraineZelenskyy to meet with Trump after Putin talks end without a ceasefireNBC News reported earlier Friday that the investigation of Bolton is eyeing multiple instances of the use of classified documents in leaks to the news media

The investigation began during the Biden administration but was dropped by the Justice Department at some point before President Joe Biden left office in January, NBC reported.Don’t miss these insights from CNBC Morgan Stanley says nu power is gaining momentum, recommends these stocksWells Fargo hikes S&P 500 target as U.S. tariffs get delayed againMorgan Stanley maintains bullish stance on Nvidia heading into earnings, raises price targetWhy UBS just raised its gold forecast again as the precious metal hovers near record high