Former National Security Advisor John Bolton made headlines in August when federal agents staged a dramatic raid on his Maryland home.

While Bolton's lawyer insists that his client is innocent, prosecutors could bring charges as early as next week. 

Grand jury has heard evidence from acting U.S. attorney's office

That's according to MSNBC, which cited two individuals who are said to be familiar with the case in a report published on Friday.

The cable network stated that a grand jury has spent several weeks hearing evidence presented by acting U.S. Attorney for Maryland Kelly Hayes's office.

Hayes has alleged that Bolton improperly kept classified documents at his house, a claim which is disputed by the former national security advisor's attorney, Abbe Lowell.

Lowell insists that any material at Bolton's home dates back to his service as United Nations ambassador under President George W. Bush.

"An objective and thorough review will show nothing inappropriate was stored or kept by Ambassador Bolton," Lowell was quoted as saying in a statement.

Agents seized cell phones, folders, and binders in raid

However, Reuters noted last month that a document cataloguing the items which agents seized at Bolton's home referenced two cell phones along with folders labeled "Trump I-IV" and a binder labeled "statements and reflections to Allied Strikes."

Meanwhile, Breitbart observed that Vice President J.D. Vance addressed the raid on Bolton's home during an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker.

VP JD Vance joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press and was asked about the FBI's search of John Bolton's home.

"Unlike the Biden DOJ and the Biden FBI our law enforcement agencies are going to be driven by law, and not by politics."
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Vance told Welker that "unlike the Biden DOJ and the Biden FBI, our law enforcement agencies are going to be driven by law and not by politics."

Vance: "If there’s no crime here, we’re not going to prosecute"

"And so if we think that Ambassador Bolton has committed a crime, of course, eventually prosecutions will come, but, as you know Kristen, this is all part of gathering evidence, trying to understand something that we’re worried about," he continued.

Vance asserted that "there's a broad concern about Ambassador Bolton" before declaring that the Department of Justice is "going to look into it."

"And, like I said, if there’s no crime here, we’re not going to prosecute it. If there is a crime here, of course Ambassador Bolton will get his day in court. That’s how it should be," Vance added.