Trump 1.0's National Security Advisor John Bolton's House Raided by FBI

[Postvieww]

What a stunning defense of the practice known as “lawfare”!

What an insightful helpful comment. Thank you for your brilliant response.

 

[Pommer]

What an insightful helpful comment. Thank you for your brilliant response.

Better insightful than inciteful, thanks!

 

[Postvieww]

Better insightful than inciteful, thanks!

Again brilliant play on words!

 

[Postvieww]

The retribution tour continues!

It is not called retribution, it is more aptly called karma. With Bolton, it seems fitting that the man who lectured us on classified documents may be investigated and held to his own standard! Just wait until the karma tour is complete. Should be quite a show.

 

[Postvieww]

Speaking of retribution. I guess Trump didn't like what Chris Christie had to say on Sunday TV.

For that crime, Trump considers dredging up more ancient history. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

I think the guy giving nods and winks to the LAW to get it to do something is maybe above it.

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If the Biden DOJ had not been overwhelmed with little old ladies praying outside abortion clinics and committing resources to licenses plate detail at school board meetings where domestic terrorists congregate maybe he could have served justice to Christy.

 

[wing2000]

It is not called retribution, it is more aptly called karma. With Bolton, it seems fitting that the man who lectured us on classified documents may be investigated and held to his own standard! Just wait until the karma tour is complete. Should be quite a show.

Sure, I will be waiting for the evidence in court. Maybe the DOJ actually has something on Bolton. But if I were a betting man, I would bet this is just another performance to distract.

 

[essentialsaltes]

If the Biden DOJ had not been overwhelmed with little old ladies praying outside abortion clinics and committing resources to licenses plate detail at school board meetings where domestic terrorists congregate maybe he could have served justice to Christy.

The prosecution against Christie was dropped in 2017, when you know who was president.

In March 2017, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office dropped the complaint against Christie, writing to the Superior Court judge that "we do not believe that an official misconduct charge can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt"

 

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It is not called retribution

Trump vows retribution at Waco rally: “I am your warrior, I am your justice”​

"I am your warrior, I am your justice,” Trump said in a nearly 90-minute speech, most of it focused on perceived political enemies and slights. “For those who have been wronged and betrayed … I am your retribution."

Wicked promises made. Wicked promises kept.

Trump also vowed to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine within a day of beginning his next administration.

Promises made. Promises broken.

 

[Postvieww]

The prosecution against Christie was dropped in 2017, when you know who was president.

In March 2017, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office dropped the complaint against Christie, writing to the Superior Court judge that "we do not believe that an official misconduct charge can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt"

In Trump’s first term he also decided not to prosecute Hilary even though the facts warranted it and still do maybe we can get that mistake rectified as well. It was the Biden administration that closed the civil case on Bolton , does that make us even?

 

[Postvieww]

Sure, I will be waiting for the evidence in court. Maybe the DOJ actually has something on Bolton. But if I were a betting man, I would bet this is just another performance to distract.

If I were s betting man I would say they have got the goods. The Biden administration dropped a civil case on Bolton. You know any enemy of Trump is a friend of the left. Was all of the attacks on Trump just “another performance to distract”?

 

[wing2000]

If I were s betting man I would say they have got the goods. The Biden administration dropped a civil case on Bolton. You know any enemy of Trump is a friend of the left. Was all of the attacks on Trump just “another performance to distract”?

How did Bolton do?

Oh, that's right, he said something about his relationship with Putin the POTUS didn't like.
He's a vindicative and petulant man. Just this week, he fired a Sr. stafer because....drum roll, the man's cell phone went off in the Oval office while Trump was speaking.

My bet remains....

 

[Postvieww]

How did Bolton do?

Oh, that's right, he said something about his relationship with Putin the POTUS didn't like.
He's a vindicative and petulant man. Just this week, he fired a Sr. stafer because....drum roll, the man's cell phone went off in the Oval office while Trump was speaking.

My bet remains....

ChatGPT: “You’re referring to an incident that occurred very recently—on August 25, 2025. During an Oval Office ceremony, as President Trump was speaking about Intel stock purchases, a phone began ringing or made noise in the background. Trump stopped mid-sentence, looked toward the disruption, asked “Who is that?” and instructed the person responsible to “get out of the room,” prompting laughter from others present. Video sources did not clearly identify the individual, but reports (citing the Daily Mail) said it may have been Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary .

To be clear, this was not a firing. The staffer was removed from the room immediately, but there is no reliable information indicating they were formally terminated from their position. The moment seemed more like a spontaneous reaction to a disruption rather than a dismissal .

So, the short answer: No, Trump did not fire a staffer because their cell phone went off—he simply had them exit the room mid-event.”
Your description of a firing is false! I doubt very seriously Bolton will be charged with saying something Trump didn’t like. Bolton’s mishandling of classified documents will most likely cause you to lose your bet. Tell us were the rabid prosecutios of Trump “vindicative and petulant” actions by liberal prosecutors? How did that workout for Fanni, Latisha, Smith and Bragg? Probably played a major roll in a second term. I am glad you didn’t actually bet money on this.

 

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In Trump’s first term he also decided not to prosecute Hilary even though the facts warranted it

Trump's DOJ decided they didn't. "No reasonable prosecutor" would attempt to try the case.

But under Trump 2.0, we have plenty of unreasonable prosecutors. Maybe we'll see how many times Pirro can get a grand jury to no true bill the case.

 

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Biden Admin Advanced Bolton Probe Over Foreign-Intercepted Emails: Report​

Citing people familiar with the matter, the Times said U.S. agencies obtained information from a foreign adversary's spy service, including emails that Bolton appeared to have sent on an unclassified system while in the Trump White House. The messages, reportedly containing sensitive material from classified documents, were allegedly sent to people close to Bolton who were helping him prepare his 2020 memoir, The Room Where It Happened.

The intercepted material, which has not been made public, reportedly included classified information Bolton did not ultimately use in his book.

It remains unclear which foreign government intercepted Bolton's emails, though the Times noted that Iran, Russia, and China all had strong motives to monitor his communications during his time as national security adviser.

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Maybe Trump should start telling his NSAs (and everybody else) to stop doing that.

NSA Mike Waltz Used Gmail for Government Work — Here’s Why That Matters​

 

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FBI says it found classified documents in John Bolton’s DC office​

Court records show that records marked “secret” were seized from the office of Trump’s former national security adviser.

A description of the documents gathered in the Aug. 22 search suggested they included materials that referenced weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. mission to the United Nations and records related to the U.S. government’s strategic communications.

The inventory by an FBI agent doesn’t specify the number of suspected classified documents. But it lists several collections or folders that were labeled “confidential” and some pages marked “secret.” The heading on at least one set marked “confidential” was redacted from the inventory, filed earlier this month in federal court in Washington.

An attorney for Bolton, Abbe Lowell, said the records were cleared for Bolton’s use years ago and many of them were more than two decades old.

“These materials, many of which are documents that had been previously approved as part of a pre-publication review for Amb. Bolton’s book, were reviewed and closed years ago,” Lowell said in a statement.

Specifically, the documents with classification markings from the period 1998-2006 date back to Amb. Bolton’s time in the George W. Bush Administration,” Lowell added. “An objective and thorough review will show nothing inappropriate was stored or kept by Amb. Bolton.”

Lowell did not address whether the documents had been marked as declassified, as is typical practice. The FBI’s inventory doesn’t include such details.