Sen. Chris Coons called the FBI raid of John Bolton's home particularly chilling given Bolton's public criticism of President Trump. The raid occurred shortly after Bolton criticized Trump's handling of Russia and efforts to negotiate a peace deal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. No arrests were reported and the reason for the search has not been made public. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X saying "NO ONE is above the law" and that agents were on a mission. Bolton reiterated that Russia seeks to drag Ukraine into a new Russian Empire and expressed skepticism that recent talks will make progress.
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.
Russia has not changed its goal: drag Ukraine into a new Russian Empire. Moscow has demanded that Ukraine cede territory it already holds and the remainder of Donetsk, which it has been unable to conquer. Zelensky will never do so. Meanwhile, meetings will continue because Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize, but I don't see these talks making any progress,
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