President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his political enemies heated up Friday, as the FBI conducted an early morning search at the home of John Bolton, a one-time adviser who Trump has bitterly feuded with for years.

The search, which an administration official said was “court authorized,” reportedly pertains to an investigation into Bolton for leaking classified information. Trump has insisted that Bolton should be prosecuted since 2020.

Unusually, several top DOJ and FBI officials posted (in vague terms) about the search on social media as it was happening. “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” FBI director Kash Patel posted at 7:03 am.

“Public corruption will not be tolerated,” Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino responded. “Justice will be pursued. Always,” Attorney General Pam Bondi chimed in.

Coming after the Epstein files debacle that made these officials look incompetent and disingenuous, this messaging is their effort to prove that they are, in fact, delivering the retribution the MAGA base and the president crave.

The Bolton investigation is one of several that are reportedly underway against top Democrats and former Trump aides. But the early morning search is the most visible sign of investigative activity in any of these probes yet. Whether any of these will result in........

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