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BumRushDaShow

(158,634 posts) Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:55 PM Friday

Dem Senator Calls John Bolton Raid Timing Particularly Chilling, Ties It to Fiery Russia-Ukraine Statement Against Trump

Source: MEDIAite

Aug 22nd, 2025, 9:27 am

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) called the FBI raid of John Bolton’s home “particularly chilling” after Bolton publicly criticized President Donald Trump over his handling of Russia and Ukraine. Coons joined CNN’s Kate Bolduan on Friday shortly after news broke about the Bolton raid. Bolton, who previously served as Trump’s national security advisor, has been a vocal critic of the president since leaving his administration.

The former United Nations ambassador has been particularly unsatisfied with Trump’s foreign policy efforts, including in regard to Russia and Ukraine. It is not entirely known what was behind the raid. No one was placed under arrest. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that FBI agents were “on a mission” and “no one is above the law.”

“The timing of this is chilling,” Coons said on Friday, noting Bolton’s criticism of the president since leaving his White House. Coons specifically tied the raid to Bolton’s criticism of Trump’s attempts to negotiate a peace deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“In recent days, after the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, Bolton has been publicly criticizing President Trump, saying that Putin is playing him and that he doesn’t understand the risks of what he’s doing in engaging with Putin, and Trump has been firing back. So the timing of this search of Bolton’s home is particularly chilling,” Coons said.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/dem-senator-calls-john-bolton-raid-timing-particularly-chilling-ties-it-to-fiery-russia-ukraine-statement-against-trump/

Full headline: Dem Senator Calls John Bolton Raid Timing ‘Particularly Chilling,’ Ties It to Fiery Russia-Ukraine Statement Against Trump

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Dem Senator Calls John Bolton Raid Timing Particularly Chilling, Ties It to Fiery Russia-Ukraine Statement Against Trump (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP

MaddowBlog-FBI searches home of former national security adviser John Bolton, a frequent Trump target LetMyPeopleVote Friday #1

Ahem. If you will allow me, Sen. Coombs? AZJonnie Friday #2

When Obama was President, did the FBI raid the homes of anyone who opposed him? FakeNoose Friday #3

"No one is above the law." SergeStorms Saturday #4

LetMyPeopleVote

(168,403 posts)

1. MaddowBlog-FBI searches home of former national security adviser John Bolton, a frequent Trump target

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:07 PM

Friday

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 â€œunfit to be presidentâ€:
- 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

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-raids-home-former-national-security-advisor-john-bolton-frequent-t-rcna226507

The escalation has now reached new heights. NBC News reported:

The FBI raided former national security adviser John Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday as part of a ‘national security investigation in search of classified records,’ a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. ... In a post on X early Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote, ‘NO ONE is above the law... @FBI agents on mission.’

.....What’s more, before Bolton’s book was released in 2020, Team Trump’s lawyers went to court in the hopes of derailing its publication. That effort failed and the book became a bestseller.

Three months later, Trump’s Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into whether Bolton disclosed classified information when he published his memoir. A former career official with the National Security Council later said in a court filing that Team Trump opened the criminal investigation into Bolton based on false pretenses......

That said, at face value, it’s nothing short of extraordinary to see the FBI, led by a hyperpartisan Trump loyalist, search the home of a prominent presidential critic — suspecting him of the same wrongdoing that led to one of Trump’s criminal indictments.

AZJonnie

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2. Ahem. If you will allow me, Sen. Coombs?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:18 PM

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This is FUCKING OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE OF POWER, AN OBVIOUS AND DESPICABLE WEAPONIZATION OF THE DOJ, and Trump should be IMMEDIATELY IMPEACHED, just as any other POTUS would be had s/he done the same thing!!!

Fixed it for you

FakeNoose

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3. When Obama was President, did the FBI raid the homes of anyone who opposed him?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:22 PM

Friday

Like for example, was Chump's NYC home or his Florida home raided? No of course not!
This is Chump totally abusing his power for SPITE and it has to stop immediately.

SergeStorms

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4. "No one is above the law."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:23 AM

Saturday

"Except for my lord and savior, Donald Trump." - What Patel thought, but didn't say.

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