So, wait a minute — John Bolton might have mishandled classified information and sent it over unclassified systems… and the FBI just now raided his home? Oh, the irony. The guy who made a second career out of calling Trump dangerous to democracy might’ve been playing email hopscotch with sensitive national security documents to write a book deal? You can’t make this stuff up.
Let’s zoom out for a second. We’re talking about the former National Security Adviser here — not some backroom intern swiping paperclips from the West Wing supply closet. Bolton, Mr. Mustache himself, the “principled Republican” who made the MSNBC rounds after bailing on the Trump train, is now under investigation for doing the exact kind of thing the Left loves to scream about when it fits their narrative.
But not this time.
Because this time, it’s one of their own favorite turncoats. So what does the media do? Well, The New York Times — shocker — tries to cushion the blow with passive voice and polite phrasing. “Citing people familiar with the matter.” “Allegedly.” “Reportedly.” Not the kind of breathless hysteria you saw with, say, Mar-a-Lago. No helicopters. No countdown clocks. No prime-time panels on “the end of democracy.”
But here’s the kicker. The real twist?
The investigation started under Trump, when Bolton was trying to cash in on his insider status with that book, The Room Where It Happened (spoiler alert: the only thing that “happened” was Bolton collecting a big check). Trump’s DOJ tried to delay the book, claiming it revealed classified info — a federal judge even admitted there was likely some sensitive content, but didn’t block its release. Then, everyone assumed the case just fizzled out.
Until Biden’s crew picked it back up.
Yep. It was Biden’s administration that gave this investigation a second wind. According to the Times, U.S. intel stumbled across Bolton’s emails — handed over by a foreign adversary’s spy service. So basically, some enemy country out there — Iran? Russia? China? Pick your favorite — was snooping Bolton’s communications and discovered he might have been leaking classified material to his book team. The emails didn’t even show up in the book itself. Just… sent. On an unclassified system.
Let’s recap that part, because it matters: Bolton was allegedly sending chunks of classified intel — not via secure channels — to buddies helping him write a tell-all that just happened to slam Trump. And the FBI had to raid his home and office, years later, to see if any of that material still existed.
John Bolton is in deep trouble, and everyone who white-knighted for Bolton after defending the insane Mar-a-Lago raid is going to look especially craven and corrupt as more details emerge. pic.twitter.com/0O8qt2btXN
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 27, 2025
Sounds familiar? Should. Because if this were Trump, there’d be wall-to-wall outrage. If it were a low-level conservative staffer, it’d be an MSNBC special. But since it’s Bolton — and since he’s been framed as the anti-Trump “patriot” by every Never-Trump PAC and CNN contributor — the narrative is much more… nuanced.
Funny how that works.
And just in case the plot wasn’t thick enough already, Bolton has lawyered up with none other than Abbe Lowell. You know, the guy who represents Hunter Biden. Yes, that Hunter. The laptop guy. The art-selling, gun-purchasing, Burisma-boarding, influence-peddling Biden family business partner.
You can’t script this stuff.
And you’ll notice what’s not in the headlines. No Justice Department press conference. No round-the-clock speculation from “anonymous sources.” No Rachel Maddow explaining, in grave tones, how Bolton’s thumb drive might have started World War III. Just a quiet little FBI raid, a few whispers from the Times, and a whole lot of people hoping the story goes away before it gets too hot to spin.
But it’s not going away.
Julie Kelly goes off 🚨
” John Bolton is a long time swamp creature, (50) plus yrs in Wash D.C,
He is just one of many, who abused their authority to try and take down Trump, this is just one shot across the bow ”OMG, Bolton is going down… this is real 🔥 pic.twitter.com/rksGhDrYlJ
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) August 25, 2025
Because if Bolton really did what the foreign intel says he did, then not only is he a hypocrite of Olympic proportions — he’s also a walking advertisement for the broken standards of the Beltway elite. The same people who chant “no one is above the law” seem awfully selective when it’s their guy who might’ve broken it.
And maybe — just maybe — this whole episode says more about the D.C. swamp than it does about Bolton.
But don’t expect the media to connect those dots for you. They’re too busy asking Trump about his golf scores.
