The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after threats from Iran.

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser turned foe, was told that threats of Iranian retaliation against him remained active in the days before Inauguration Day. In a Thursday interview on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins,

Upon his return to the White House, Trump yanked away his former national security advisor's security clearances and protections.

"I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service," John Bolton said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says the Senate needs to investigate President Trump’s decision to end his former national security adviser John Bolton’s personal security protection. Bolton, who clashed with Trump at the end of his first term,

Two prominent Republican senators have split with President Trump over his decision to sever government security for former officials who are in Iran’s crosshairs. Last week, Trump, 78, cut off funding for security for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,