The Trump administration executed a raid on John Bolton's home and office over suspected wrongful possession of classified documents, prompting widespread claims of retribution tied to Bolton's critical book. Former White House attorney Ty Cobb described feeling immediate fear, saying he "went down and locked my door," and stated that critics of the president have "justifiable paranoia." Other commentators warned that the raid exemplifies an escalation in using law enforcement against political opposition and a dangerous step toward authoritarian tactics. Cobb counseled against overreaction and expressed doubt Bolton would be indicted while criticizing the Justice Department's abandonment of traditional norms.
Last week, the Trump administration broke irony when it raided the home and office of John Bolton, former national security advisor and current critic of Donald Trump, for - wait for it - suspected wrongful possession of classified documents. The law enforcement action was largely panned as retribution for Bolton's 2020 book "The Room Where It Happened," which is sharply critical of Trump's lack of knowledge on all things foreign policy-related.
"I think anybody that's critical of the president has justifiable paranoia at this stage of the game," Cobb noted. And it's a sentiment echoed by others - Norm Eisen and Andrew Warren wrote for MSNBC: "The early-morning knock on Bolton's door should be a wake-up call to every American. This escalation in the Trump administration's use of law enforcement to target political opposition marks a dangerous new front for American authoritarianism."
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