DEVELOPING: FBI Raids John Bolton’s House

[Cyber Liberty]

Qatar is mostly friendly to the USA.

They are also pretty friendly to Hamas. They've been letting the warlords camp out there in their  Hotels.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The implication so far is, he was giving/selling secrets to foreign governments. If they have solid evidence of that - that is serious stuff.

And when was the last time we witnessed an execution for treason?  The Rosenbergs?

[jmyrlefuller]

And when was the last time we witnessed an execution for treason?  The Rosenbergs?

Excecution? I believe you're right.

The last guy I recall ever actively being considered for treason charges was John Walker Lindh, who defected to the Taliban prior to 9/11 and ended up fighting against the USA in the GWOT. He avoided the charges and ended up serving over a decade in jail on a bunch of other crimes instead because he testified that he feared for his life if he defected from the Taliban.

[Timber Rattler]

I'm curious as to why Bolton is now suddenly the big, bad boogeyman for the DOJ/FBI?  Seems to me that they've got much larger fish to fry over more serious crimes, and it troubles me that they are targeting a Republican instead of a corrupt Democrat---there are plenty out there to choose from, like McCabe, Strzok, Blinken, Sullivan, Bernal, etc..

Just seems petty and vindictive to me since Bolton will never work in government again, and he WAS Trump's former National Security Advisor.

[mountaineer]

I'm curious as to why Bolton is now suddenly the big, bad boogeyman for the DOJ/FBI?  Seems to me that they've got much larger fish to fry over more serious crimes, and it troubles me that they are targeting a Republican instead of a corrupt Democrat---there are plenty out there to choose from, like McCabe, Strzok, Blinken, Sullivan, Bernal, etc..

Just seems petty and vindictive to me since Bolton will never work in government again, and he WAS Trump's former National Security Advisor.

I suspect they can investigate more than one crime at a time.

[Timber Rattler]

I suspect they can investigate more than one crime at a time.

Doesn't seem like it.  And oh yeah, they made Epstein go away, sort of.  Where are those people?

[DB]

I'm curious as to why Bolton is now suddenly the big, bad boogeyman for the DOJ/FBI?  Seems to me that they've got much larger fish to fry over more serious crimes, and it troubles me that they are targeting a Republican instead of a corrupt Democrat---there are plenty out there to choose from, like McCabe, Strzok, Blinken, Sullivan, Bernal, etc..

Just seems petty and vindictive to me since Bolton will never work in government again, and he WAS Trump's former National Security Advisor.

Having your own NSA person sell national secrets for personal gain is no minor thing. Biden and crew buried it because it served them to. Now that information has come to light under new management. Not really "suddenly". And the bottom line is those who do this need to be made an example of in order to prevent it in the future with others tempted to do it.

[Timber Rattler]

Having your own NSA person sell national secrets for personal gain is no minor thing.

But we don't know that.  That's just conjecture, and possibly some sort of malicious lie being spread around "on background" by Patel.  I think the real reason for the raid is payback by Trump for whatever perceived grievance he has against Bolton.  If so then that stinks.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Having your own NSA person sell national secrets for personal gain is no minor thing. Biden and crew buried it because it served them to. Now that information has come to light under new management. Not really "suddenly". And the bottom line is those who do this need to be made an example of in order to prevent it in the future with others tempted to do it.

Well said.   

[DB]

But we don't know that.  That's just conjecture, and possibly some sort of malicious lie being spread around "on background" by Patel.  I think the real reason for the raid is payback by Trump for whatever perceived grievance he has against Bolton.  If so then that stinks.

We already know Bolton used unauthorized US intel for his book for profit. Just because you don't know the details doesn't mean others don't. How about wait for the facts to come out instead of assuming too much.

[Timber Rattler]

How about wait for the facts to come out instead of assuming too much.

And that cuts both ways.

[bigheadfred]

First they came for John Bolton, and I did not speak out—

Because it made me happy when they came for John Bolton.

[txradioguy]

Karma

[Timber Rattler]

First they came for John Bolton, and I did not speak out—

Because it made me happy when they came for John Bolton.

Why exactly, Fred?  The only thing I think he's done is piss off Trump.  Like I said before, the whole classified docs thing is now passe.  Berger got away with not only actually stealing docs but destroying them, and we all know about Hillary's secret server and 30,000 classified emails.  And then there is Trump and his 15 boxes of classified stuff at Mar-Lago that he had planned for his book (remember he showed it all to a ghost writer), and Biden's in his garage next to his Corvette. 

So if Bolton is guilty then Trump surely is too.

And looking back at this guy's career, I think the suggestion that he's been passing classified info to foreign government absurd, considering how eager he has been to crush our enemies overseas before they attack us here.  That's what Bolton is all about.

[bigheadfred]

Why exactly, Fred?  The only thing I think he's done is piss off Trump.  Like I said before, the whole classified docs thing is now passe.  Berger got away with not only actually stealing docs but destroying them, and we all know about Hillary's secret server and 30,000 classified emails.  And then there is Trump and his 15 boxes of classified stuff at Mar-Lago that he had planned for his book (remember he showed it all to a ghost writer), and Biden's in his garage next to his Corvette. 

So if Bolton is guilty then Trump surely is too.

And looking back at this guy's career, I think the suggestion that he's been passing classified info to foreign government absurd, considering how eager he has been to crush our enemies overseas before they attack us here.  That's what Bolton is all about.

 It was a joke.    But, we will see where this goes. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

And then there is Trump and his 15 boxes of classified stuff at Mar-Lago that he had planned for his book (remember he showed it all to a ghost writer), and Biden's in his garage next to his Corvette.   So if Bolton is guilty then Trump surely is too.

Except, of course, President Trump could.   Biden, as VP could not and neither could Bolton, the research clerk.

Having said that, why not hold your fire until we get a first look at the search warrant?   It could pleasantly surprise you.

[Cyber Liberty]

Why exactly, Fred?  The only thing I think he's done is piss off Trump.

Bolton treated Classified information like Hillary Clinton did.  She should have gone to prison for that and so should Bolton.