In a stunning development, former Trump administration official turned CNN anti-Trump talking head, John Bolton, had his home raided by the FBI early Friday morning. According to reports, the investigation is related to the alleged retention and leaking of classified documents, specifically regarding a memoir Bolton published in 2020.
Now, things have escalated further, with a second raid being carried out at Bolton’s D.C. office.
This investigation isn’t new. It stretches back to the first Trump administration, but it was quickly shuttered when Joe Biden took office. That happened despite there already being a grand jury involved, leading many to suspect that politics played a role in the decision. Sure enough, the Biden administration would later launch the Overton window into the sun by raiding Trump’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, and charging him with the possession of classified documents.
While that case would later be shut down by a judge, the precedent was set, and it’s probably one Democrats and their allies regret setting at this point.
Notably, at the time the Mar-a-Lago raid happened, Bolton was very critical of Trump regarding the situation. Appearing on MSNBC, he claimed that the president didn’t “care about the classification system” and accused him of taking whatever he wanted.
Good.
Throw the book at that two faced Bastard