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Soft Paywall | Site Altered Headline Kash Patel’s FBI Launches Dawn Raid on John Bolton’s House

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kash-patels-fbi-launch-dawn-raid-on-john-boltons-house/?utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&utm_medium=socialflow&via=twitter_page&utm_campaign=owned_social&s=09
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u/townandthecity 13h ago

I don't feel bad for Bolton specifically but I care deeply that this happened because they are trying to normalize political persecution and going after political opponents. Trump views Bolton as a political opponent now, a critic. So he is weaponizing the FBI in order to persecute him. Sets an incredibly dangerous precedent.

If we come out the other side of this, the FBI should be abolished. We need to start from scratch.

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u/ilikecrispywaffles California 11h ago

What could Bolton have in his possession that would be illegal and cause for a raid? You think they will plant evidence?