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You sound like a CNN contributor. Do you think Bolton should not be prosecuted if he committed a crime, or do you believe he didn't commit a crime? How would you know?FredHayek wrote: Wow. No wonder Harvard and others are paying off Trump. He has weaponized his DOJ.
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Analysis
John Bolton raid shows weaponization of FBI against Patel’s ‘gangsters’ list
Joseph Gedeon
in Washington
Ex-national security adviser and Trump critic is fifth in a list of 60 to have been investigated in the last seven months
Fri 22 Aug 2025 15.41 EDT
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When Kash Patel, the FBI director, faced senators during his confirmation hearings on 30 January, he bristled at suggestions that his 2023 book contained an “enemies list”. The appendix to Government Gangsters, which included a list of names for around 60 people, was simply documentation of those who had “weaponized” the government, he insisted.
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The alleged transmissions occurred shortly before Trump dismissed him in September 2019. The probe reportedly continued after Trump left office but was put on hold during the Biden administration.
A senior US official told The Post that Bolton “was literally stealing classified information, utilizing his family as a cutout” while he still worked for the Trump administration.
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