Former National Security Advisor John Bolton is a well-documented neocon, who operates inside the business model of selling U.S. foreign policy influence for personal gain. His activity mirrors that of former Senator John McCain in many regards.
John Bolton sold his access, contacts and ability to influence policy to the highest bidder. In DC parlance they call that a “consultant.” When the consulting is contracted for a specific national interest, the title shifts to “lobbyist.” That was his job, and all of Washington DC knows it.
Washington DC operates on this business model; the entire system will be soft to criticize Bolton and many will likely defend him.
The FBI raid on his residence and office has led to a considerable amount of speculation. However, as some background details start to come out, it appears CIA Director John Ratcliffe provided FBI Director Kash Patel with specifics on the international travels and efforts of Bolton.
That CIA referral has led to an FBI investigation under the auspices of potential violations of the espionage act, where Bolton would have leveraged current or prior classified intelligence information as part of his influence business.
Almost identically to former Senator John McCain, John Bolton was well known to intersect with the nation of Qatar as part of his operation. Qatar has deep pockets and a long-identified influence operation throughout the middle east, sometimes playing both sides. Qatar is also the playground for the CIA.
While it is yet unknown which nation and which activity Bolton was likely engaged in, the highest probability centers around the deepest pockets, which would also put Bolton on the CIA radar.
With President Trump in the White House, there is a big market for the services of people like John Bolton who operate a specific militaristic mindset against the Trump administration.
NEW YORK TIMES – The information that provided the basis for the warrant to search John Bolton’s home on Friday was based on intelligence collected overseas by the C.I.A., according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing criminal investigation.
John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, provided Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, with limited access to the intelligence. It involved the mishandling of classified material by Mr. Bolton, the people said.
The search of the home and office of Mr. Bolton, who was national security adviser during President Trump’s first term, was a major escalation of a long-running inquiry into whether he collected or leaked sensitive national security information, law enforcement officials said.
The nature of the intelligence collected overseas is not known. The F.B.I. obtained the search warrant after presenting evidence to a federal judge. Mr. Bolton’s office declined to comment.
The C.I.A. and F.B.I. regularly cooperate on counterterrorism investigations. It is unusual for the C.I.A. to so prominently provide information for a high-profile investigation of a former U.S. official. (link)
Also from The New York Times:
[…] The investigation into Mr. Bolton seeks to determine whether he illegally shared or possessed classified information, according to people familiar with the case who requested anonymity to describe details of a continuing investigation. The key criminal statute involved in those potential crimes is part of the Espionage Act. Another potential criminal statute in the investigation is one that bars the unauthorized removal of classified documents or material.
The information that provided the basis for the warrant to search Mr. Bolton’s home was based on intelligence collected overseas by the C.I.A., according to people briefed on the matter. John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, provided limited access to the intelligence to Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director. The intelligence involved the possible mishandling of classified material by Mr. Bolton, the people said. (link)
Did John Bolton have access to classified information about national security policy, yes.
Would John Bolton leverage that knowledge for personal material gain, again yes.
Did Bolton operate in the same industry as almost all DC influence agents, yup.
Does this investigation of Bolton create an increased sense of anxiety amid all those who operate on the same system, oh heck yes.
What does the investigation of Bolton mean to the larger network of corrupt influence peddling in DC, we don’t know yet.
After concerns were raised by congress that Intel’s current CEO Lip-Bu Tan was a venture capitalist investing in Chinese companies, a concern shared by President Trump, apparently things have changed considerably.
Mr. Lip-Bu Tan came to the White House to address concerns about protecting U.S. national security interests. President Trump announces the U.S. government now has a 10% stake in the tech firm.
President Trump (Truth Social) – “It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future. I negotiated this Deal with Lip-Bu Tan, the Highly Respected Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The United States paid nothing for these Shares, and the Shares are now valued at approximately $11 Billion Dollars. This is a great Deal for America and, also, a great Deal for INTEL. Building leading edge Semiconductors and Chips, which is what INTEL does, is fundamental to the future of our Nation. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Intel has been struggling for the past several years, and President Trump has been focused on getting Semiconductor and Chip manufacturing established in the USA, a big national security issue. The Trump administration has been negotiating a 10% stake in Intel by converting grants the company was awarded under former President Joe Biden.
Obviously, I’m not a big fan of government collaboration with private corporations, but this approach aligns with a very specific national security issue. This sounds like something Commerce Secretary Lutnick and President Trump would structure as a win/win.
“The government’s investment in Intel will be a passive ownership, with no Board representation or other governance or information rights. The government also agrees to vote with the Company’s Board of Directors on matters requiring shareholder approval, with limited exceptions.”
We can expect the Democrat talking points about the Epstein files to quickly disappear now. The DOJ has released the transcript and audio recordings of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell.
Ghislaine Maxwell said she never saw President Donald Trump “in any inappropriate setting.” Ghislaine Maxwell on Trump/Epstein: they only spent time together in social settings, she “absolutely never, in any context” saw or heard of President Trump doing anything inappropriate, he was a “gentleman in all respects.”
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While explaining how the United States has fundamentally changed the entire landscape of global trade, the leader of the Snow Mexicans announces he is dropping all countervailing and retaliatory tariffs against the USA and getting nothing in return. Total and complete surrender by Canada; there is ZERO upside for Canada – NADA, Zippo, Zilch.
Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement, then faced the ire of the assembled media who were furious about the details within the statement. The Canadian people had been promised an “elbows up” fight to the end. Instead, today they got down on their knees and begged Trump to retain the USMCA.
Complete and utter capitulation by Canada. No digital services taxes. No countervailing duty tariffs. No reciprocity tariffs on Steel and Aluminum. No retaliatory tariffs (reciprocal/baseline). Meanwhile, the USA keeps 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum against Canada, and Canada only gets 25% tariffs against U.S. steel/aluminum.
In addition, Canada has pledged to continue gaslighting their citizens, while wasting time, effort and resources on a hope to retain the USMCA, while refusing to admit to themselves that President Trump intends to dissolve it. WATCH:
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If that recap sounds bad for Canada, trust me – it’s way worse. Really bad, horrible – terrible even. So far beyond bad, the light from where horrible starts could not reach the Canadian terrible place for a year. Not good.
At noon today, President Trump is scheduled to make an announcement from the oval office in the White House. Several people have speculated about the subject matter, but my suspicions are that this relates to the U.S-Canada trade status.
Perhaps the USMCA is officially opened for renegotiation; or perhaps the “elbows up” team has taken a knee. Regardless, that’s my guess about the subject of the announcement. Let’s watch together:
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The leader of the Snow Mexicans looked really small after the White House Ukraine peace summit. Just a guess, but I’m thinking Carney -with economy slowly contracting around him- is trying to get relevant quickly.
Sometime around noon today the “elbow’s up” team is expected to publicly take a knee. In the interim President Trump takes questions from media about ongoing events. WATCH:
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At 7:00am this morning, the FBI carried out a raid on the home of former Trump National Security Advisor, John Bolton. According to most reports, the FBI search is related to the removal of classified documents by Bolton.
WASHINGTON – The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into his handling of classified records, people familiar with the matter said.
A spokeswoman for Bolton, a top critic of President Trump in recent years, declined to comment. He clashed with the president over policies toward Iran and North Korea during his 18-month tenure in Trump’s first term.
A Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
“NO ONE is above the law,” Director Kash Patel said on X around the time of the search.
The Justice Department during Trump’s first term sued Bolton and launched a criminal investigation into whether he unlawfully disclosed classified information in his memoir, which offered a scathing assessment of Trump’s presidency. Biden officials dropped the lawsuit and the grand jury probe in 2021, which Bolton cited as an example of Trump inappropriately using the Justice Department to protect his personal interests.
Friday’s search stems from an investigation into whether Bolton illegally possessed or shared classified material, one person familiar with it said. (more)
You may remember the year 2017, the first year of President Trump’s first term in office when the entire Main Justice, FBI and Intelligence Community apparatus was leaking manufactured, sometimes classified information, to the media.
Against President Trump’s furious demands, the Dept of Justice, Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein and Dana Boente announced a widespread ‘whole of govt’ effort to find the leakers in an effort to stop the outflow.
The leakers were later identified, albeit never prosecuted, as top DOJ, FBI and Intelligence Community (DNI, CIA) officials. However, the insufferable hunt for them was also shown to be mostly nonsense, because the apparatus of DC just didn’t care.
With orange Hitler in the White House, the Washington DC Uniparty didn’t care how he was taken out – they just wanted him gone. We all remember it well.
In the latest release of information, from FBI Director Kash Patel to John Solomon, part of the leak hunting files has been made public. [SEE HERE]. I would note, the FBI file constructs are intentionally obtuse, because: (a) they come from multiple silos by design; and (b) they don’t outline a useful timeline to tell the story. This is done on purpose.
Now, before the Q-adherents and alt-media clickbait crowd start to generate false-hope soundbites and column inches from the data, let me be crystal clear:
If the DOJ and FBI planned to use the evidence in court, they would not be giving it to their clickbait friends in media.
That said, here’s some first review perspectives on the release anyway.
The file release surrounds the investigation known as “Tropic Vortex,” another stupid name given by the stupid FBI to one of their information control operations, under the auspices of an “investigation.”
Tropic Vortex was triggered in January 2019 and made official in February 2019. It was the outcome of the U.S Attorney in Washington DC, Jessie Liu, sending an investigative leak file to the FBI for review and action.
Within the release, we find that Connecticut Attorney John Durham was used in March 2017. That’s new.
That’s a full two years before his name surfaced publicly via Bill Barr. Thus, the origin of the Durham spray paint operation surfaces sooner than previously understood. Interesting.
Durham was assigned by Acting Deputy Attorney General Dana Boente on 3/22/17, based on a criminal referral from [XXXXX] redacted? [That redaction is likely 28/29 characters] “House Intelligence Committee”? Possible fit.
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March 22, 2017, was two days after James Comey’s first testimony to the HPSCI on March 20, where he admitted publicly for the first time President Donald Trump was the target of an FBI counterintelligence investigation.
[Comey’s 3/20/17 testimony was three days after SSCI Vice Chair Mark Warner and SSCI Security Director James Wolfe leaked the FISA to media. The intent was momentum for a special counsel. After the 3/17/17 FISA leak, it made no sense for Comey to keep denying Trump was a target. Hence the admission on 3/20/17.]
• Sessions recused March 2nd
• Nunes Presser March 16th
• Wolfe/Warner leak March 17th
• Comey Testimony March 20th
Nine months later, USAO John Durham completes his investigation, December 2017, and determines no criminal charge into the leaks is warranted.
However, things get interesting. We know from the Wolfe indictment, at almost the exact same time as Durham says there’s no ‘there’ there – move along, move along, the FBI is getting a December 2017 admission from SSCI Security Director James Wolfe that he leaked classified information to the media.
Following the December admission, the Mark Warner/James Wolfe leaking issues (evidence), indictment and plea deal take place throughout 2018. U.S. Attorney for DC Jessie Liu is in charge of the prosecution and plea agreement.
Then suddenly, in January 2019 [check the second paragraph above], Liu sends a memo highlighting what appears to be the Wolfe investigative file that “may contain information relevant to other FBI investigations of public disclosures.”
FBI Investigation “Tropic Vortex” is an outcome. The “unauthorized public disclosures of U.S. govt classified information.”
Jan/Feb 2019 “Tropic Vortex” is now a combination of several prior leak and classified document releases. Official notification of full investigation 02/04/2019.
As you can see, the CURRENT DOJ/FBI doesn’t want us to know the details of why USAO Jessie Liu was sending information to the FBI following the sentencing of James Wolfe. My message to the current AG/FBI Director is above.
[In the background, Jeff Sessions was fired November 2018. President Trump nominated Bill Barr December 07, 2018. Bill Barr was confirmed Feb 14, 2019. The Mueller probe is winding down.]
Tropic Vortex starts shortly before Bill Barr is confirmed as Attorney General, and originates as an outcome of USAO Jessie Liu sending something to the FBI which caused them to re-open the 2017 Durham investigation and generate an overlapping larger investigation with a new name.
The information from Liu, almost certainly about leaks to media, “may contain information relevant to other FBI investigations of public disclosures.” So, the FBI triggers a larger investigation to throw a bigger bag over all of it.
So, what was “Tropic Vortex” about?
Well, it’s a combination of several leak investigations, and would have been what was ultimately briefed to incoming AG Bill Barr and helped formulate his initial perspectives.
This part of the case AG Bill Barr was eventually handed back to John Durham for review in 2019. A considerable irony given that we now know Durham already looked into these matters beginning in March 2017 and stopped in December 2017.
Tropic Vortex existed as an FBI investigation from February 2019, until January 30, 2020. That’s when USAO Jessie Liu ended the investigation by deciding she was not going to prosecute any of the leakers.
USAO Jessie Liu resigned the following day, January 31, 2020.
Think about it against the fulsome context of what we know.
♦ James Comey leaked to media, admitted it and was not prosecuted (Durham ’17). ♦ Andrew McCabe leaked to media, lied about it three times, and yet he too was not prosecuted (Durham ’17). ♦ James Wolfe leaked to media, lied about it, then admitted he lied, and was given a plea deal that didn’t involve any prosecution for leaking.
How could USAO-DC Jessie Liu prosecute anyone for leaking anything given the context of these examples?
Hey, at least Kash is giving Solomon stuff to show how corrupt it is.
Just like John Durham, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi are not going to do anything about it; but hey, we know the details now – so there’s that! August 22, 2025 | Sundance
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