to see if I can get a clue on what this OP is about...

Bolton but he is just a test case for raiding Democrats.

and no one is safe from his vengeance. I think he craves revenge even more than money and power.

I can just picture him plotting for four years about who he would take down and how.

It helps to understand the cause of a rant -- otherwise floating in context free space.

Your statement is an implied slam against the poster that they did not happen to be watching the same news channel as you at the same time.

sarcastic "Psychic" text.

Maybe I'm too presumptuous to think that everyone on DU is watching the news. I get news channels from all over the world, and everyone has this story.

But I had my truck radio on during my drive home from work, the Bolton raid was the top story. I knew what your post was about.

I would not have scratched my head at your post.

that is being undertaken for no reason other than his criticism of Trump. It's unlikely that anything will come of it - his book was vetted for classified info before he was allowed to publish it - but the point of all this isn't criminal prosecution but revenge, harassment and intimidation, and to warn others that they'd better not say bad things about Dear Leader or they'll get the same treatment.

is my friend. Until Bolton's public criticism of Trump, I wouldn't have an ounce of sympathy for Bolton.

Now, I find myself rooting for him.

He’s right on Ukraine, which I appreciate.

He has red lines that prevent him from being a total suck up to power.

He also has a sense of humor.

He’s also a lot of other things. I’m not about to cuddle up to him but these times have taught me to recognize people on the other side who are less than completely unbearable.

is what led him to criticize Trump in the first place. Trump wants only the unserious and unprincipled in his administration, and Patel is exactly those things.

Rec

I can abhor Trump's illegal behavior without getting misty eyed about slightly less horrible people.

I also still loathe W. And Liz Cheney and her dad.

My list of people I dislike just grows. So far nobody has left the "strongly dislike" group and been allowed into "like and admire."

"The enemy of my enemy" should, at best, be considered a temporary ally, who is likely to turn on you once your usefulness is over.

The issue is the weaponization of justice.

If a murderer is charged with a robbery that they did not commit, it is an injustice. They should be charged with murder.

I don't agree with Bolton on almost anything but seeing him targeted for who he is rather than what he has done makes me even more worried about the state of justice in the US.

We can give him that much. He wouldn’t betray his country.

With his support of war crimes in the Iraq War.

It’s extraordinary to see the FBI target a prominent presidential critic, suspecting him of the same wrongdoing that led to a Trump criminal indictment.

After Bolton told the public that Trump is “unfit to be president”:
- Trump tried to block his book from being published
- Trump canceled his security detail
- Trump revoked his security clearance
- and now the FBI has raided his house www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-08-22T12:37:56.418Z

Still ain’t right, though.

(And he’ll never be my friend.)

stuff at his house, but it was retribution time and he'll no doubt have to pay lawyers along the way. It would be funny if it landed in court, though. They could open K$H Patel's book and show the judge the "enemy's list." Case closed.

ends up being the case. As I said, I'm no fan of John Bolton, but if you hate Trump, I have some sympathy for you.