"If you're looking for reasons to be skeptical about the FBI's raid on John Bolton's home last week, you don't have to look very hard. Bolton has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump more or less since the day he left his role as national security adviser in the president's first administration, and Trump has been calling for his jailing for years, as my colleague David Frum wrote."
"The raid was conducted by the FBI, which is led by Kash Patel, an unqualified pick who lobbied for the job by promising retribution against Trump's enemies-including Bolton. The FBI seems to have tipped off the friendly New York Postto the raid. And although Bolton has not been charged with any crimes, he is reportedly being investigated for the mishandling of classified documents, which is particularly rich coming from the Trump administration."
"So many reasons for skepticism exist, in fact, that even if Bolton has committed serious crimes, a substantial chunk of the population might never believe it. A durable minority of Americans appear willing to follow Trump, no matter what he says or does, but the rest are voters who could swing either way or who are hard-set against him. In the immediate aftermath of the raid, even long-standing hatred of Bolton didn't prevent many left-of-center observers from flocking to his defense."
The FBI raid on John Bolton's home generated immediate skepticism due to Bolton's history as a vocal Trump critic and Trump's long-standing calls for his jailing. The FBI is led by Kash Patel, who lobbied for the role promising retribution against Trump's opponents, and reports indicate the agency may have tipped off the New York Post. Bolton faces an investigation for allegedly mishandling classified documents despite not being charged. Political polarization and chronic dishonesty by Trump have weakened public trust, meaning many Americans may refuse to accept official claims even if wrongdoing occurred.
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