Patel wrote a 2023 book that included a 'not exhaustive' list of 'deep state' officials in the executive branch. Trump endorsed the book and said he would 'use this blueprint to help us take back the White House and remove these Gangsters from all of Government!' Patel later told lawmakers that calling the compilation an enemies list was 'a total mischaracterization.' The administration has targeted senior figures such as John Bolton, whose home was raided in a classified-documents probe, and John Brennan, who faces a Justice Department investigation alleging false statements related to the Trump-Russia probe.
Prior to being confirmed as FBI director, Patel wrote a book in 2023 that included a "not exhaustive" list of "deep state" officials in the executive branch. Trump endorsed the book, saying that he will "use this blueprint to help us take back the White House and remove these Gangsters from all of Government!" Patel later told lawmakers during one of his senate confirmation hearings that calling the compilation of names an enemies list was "a total mischaracterization," according to the New York Times.
John Bolton's home was raided on Friday as part of a national security probe involving classified documents. He was reportedly unaware of the FBI activity and was not detained or charged with any crimes. Bolton has been a fierce critic of Trump since leaving the administration, writing in a memoir that "a mountain of facts demonstrates that Trump is unfit to be President."
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