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

(NewsNation) — The attorney representing former Ambassador John Bolton tells NewsNation the documents taken in the FBI's raid were "ordinary records.... that would be kept by a 40-year career official who served at the State Department."

These materials, many of which are documents that had been previously approved as part of a pre-publication review for Amb. Bolton’s book, were reviewed and closed years ago. These are the kinds of ordinary records, many of which are 20 years old or more, that would be kept by a 40-year career official who served at the State Department, as 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 period 1998 - 2006 date back to Amb.