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On Friday, the FBI searched the house of the former national security advisor John Bolton in Maryland. Bolton had left Trump’s first term in term And then developed into one of his volume more republican opponents.
Bolton as an enemy image
Some sources claim that the raid was part of a “national security examination in search of secret documents” – details or reasons have not yet been delivered. Trump’s loyal FBI director Kash Patel celebrated the step on social media.
It remains unclear whether the federal officials found something or not. Ben Wittes from Lawfare, who observed the search, told the Rolling Stone: “I have not seen that they were taking it away,” added that he had been pushed back and had no direct look. He didn’t see Bolton himself.
But what Bolton, a propagandist of the Iraq war from Bush’s time and later Trump consultant, has or not has in his house is almost irrelevant. It is more important: an openly illegal government and a Republican party that allegedly hates the “Deep State” are expanding it to punish Trump’s personal enemies. The same republicans who wanted to protect Trump from consequences because of his secret documents after the FBI raid in Mar-A-Lago.
Criminal campaigns after Trump’s mood
Trump’s FBI acts against Bolton for the same reason, from which they were also initiated against other investigations: because they refused to help Trump with the polling robbery. Anyone who annoys Trump has to suffer. In the new authoritarian age of Trump, this applies to everyone, whether a prominent war driver or defenseless civilian.
Trump’s former security advisor did not respond on Friday morning to a request from the Rolling Stone
Since Trump’s first term, President Bolton has wanted to pursue criminal law because his critical memoir, published in 2020, allegedly contained state secrets. According to CNN, the house search should also be related.
Stand examples
Sources report, Trump and his followers wanted to find 2025 ways to “finish” bolton and other opponents – as a deterrent example, whether there are ever charges or processes.
In January, Trump Bolton withdrew the personal protection of the Secret Service, which Joe Biden had previously extended due to alleged Iranian murder plans. Remarkable: These threats of murder from Tehran are related to actions that Trump Bolton himself had carried out.
Personal hostility
Already during the 2024 election campaign, Trump is said to have been in a small circle, he wouldn’t care if Iranian killer kills Bolton – so much he hate him. “It’s terrible, I shouldn’t say that,” Trump added with a grin.