Federal agents raided John Bolton’s home and office Friday in classified documents investigation as Democrats frame it as Trump’s weaponization of justice system.
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WhenfederalagentsraidedthehomeandofficeofformerNationalSecurityAdviserJohnBoltononFridayaspartofaclassifieddocumentsinvestigation,someDemocratsandliberalcommentatorsframedthedevelopmentasanotherexampleofwhattheyclaimisPresidentDonaldTrump’spoliticalweaponizationofthejusticesystem.
ThereactionmarkedastrikingcontrastwithDemocrats’longhistoryofopposingBolton.Foryears,theydenouncedhimasahardlineforeignpolicyhawkwhomanipulatedintelligenceandpushedtheU.S.intowar.ButwhenBoltonbrokewithTrump,Democratsbegancitinghimasakeywitnessandrelyingonhispubliccommentstobolstertheircaseagainsttheformerpresident.
DemocratsfirstsoughttoblockBolton’s2005nominationtoserveasU.S.ambassadortotheUnitedNationsunderPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.Then-Sen.JoeBiden,D-Del.,accusedhimofbeinguntruthfulinaSenatequestionnaire,notingthathehadbeeninterviewedaspartofajoint
