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FBI searches the home of former Trump adviser John Bolton (www.npr.org)

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The FBI on Friday searched the home of President Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton.

Bolton served in Trump's first term in the White House for just over a year but has since become a sharp critic of the president. He has said he believed Trump would use the Department of Justice to enact a "retribution presidency."

The FBI on Friday said it conducted "court-authorized activity in the area" when asked about a search at Bolton's Maryland home.

"There is no threat to public safety. We have no further comment," the FBI added. The search of Bolton's home was first reported by the New York Post. Bolton's office declined immediate comment.

Bolton was one of the former administration officials whose security clearances Trump stripped when he returned to office. Trump also revoked Bolton's security detail, which was in place because of threats from Iran.

Bolton published The Room Where It Happened in 2020, a memoir about his time in the White House that was critical of Trump's approach to foreign policy and the presidency in general.

The Trump administration sued to try to block the book's publication, alleging that Bolton hadn't gone through the proper clearance process and that his manuscript contained classified information. A judge declined that request, but said Bolton's conduct raised national security concerns. The Biden administration dismissed the lawsuit, and prosecutors dropped a grand jury investigation the following year.

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 47 points 8 months ago

We all know the weaponization of government is about to go into full gear now. But for all that he likes to complain about prominent Democrats (Clinton, Harris, Schiff, AOC, etc), it's really the Republicans who go off script that have to worry the most.

Trump is running his presidency like a professional wrestling script. He needs the Democratic opposition, because they need to play the part of the heel in the kayfabe. He needs to give the audience someone to boo at. On the other hand, prominent Republicans who break the kayfabe are a genuine threat to this script. He needs them out of the way so the show can go on as scripted....