John Bolton speaks at Harvard Kennedy School's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, on September 29, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Michael Dwyer/AP

By the time FBI Director Kash Patel took office in February, the investigation into whether John Bolton mishandled classified information had been in the works for roughly three years.

President Donald Trump had long been calling for Bolton – and other perceived political enemies – to be prosecuted, and the Maryland US Attorney’s office had been quietly building a case that started during the Biden administration.

When Patel was briefed on Bolton and other sensitive investigations shortly after landing at the bureau, he was surprised at the amount of evidence gathered.

“Why isn’t this m*therf**ker in jail yet?” Patel said after being briefed, sourc

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