{"id":2368979,"date":"2024-11-14T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T13:52:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:52:32","slug":"john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"John Bolton Asks Deep State To Deep-Six Trump Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2368979&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent article, former National \u200bSecurity Adviser \u2062John Bolton expressed\u2064 serious concerns regarding the nominations of former Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz to President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s cabinet. He suggested that their appointments could threaten the establishment and called for the FBI \u2064to conduct\u2062 thorough investigations into both candidates before any confirmation\u2064 hearings, arguing that this would send a strong \u2063signal about\u200b U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a>, particularly in relation to\u200d China. \u200dBolton characterized Gabbard as a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-speaks-out-in-damning-way-against-us-iran-nuclear-agreements\/\" title=\"Netanyahu strongly condemns US-Iran nuclear deals.\">significant threat due<\/a> to her past statements and positions, while he accused Gaetz of being under deep-state scrutiny following allegations made against him. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article highlights tensions surrounding<\/a> the nominations and Bolton&#8217;s call for surveillance of political figures who\u200b challenge the status quo, raising concerns about the use of \u200bgovernment\u200c agencies for\u200b political ends.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iLpoNLz4VWo\">  NewsNation \/ YouTube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=John%20Bolton%20Asks%20Deep%20State%20To%20Deep-Six%20Trump%20Nominees%20Before%20They%20Fix%20Corrupt%20Intel%20Agencies&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=John%20Bolton%20Asks%20Deep%20State%20To%20Deep-Six%20Trump%20Nominees%20Before%20They%20Fix%20Corrupt%20Intel%20Agencies&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=John%20Bolton%20Asks%20Deep%20State%20To%20Deep-Six%20Trump%20Nominees%20Before%20They%20Fix%20Corrupt%20Intel%20Agencies&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Warhawk and former National Security Adviser John Bolton asked the deep state on Wednesday to deep-six former Hawaii Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz because their nominations to President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s cabinet threaten the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump tapped Gaetz to serve as attorney general and Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence. The picks triggered a meltdown from members of the deep state, including Bolton, who told <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/4989810-bolton-calls-for-fbi-investigations-before-gaetz-gabbard-confirmations\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NewsNation<\/a> on Wednesday that the FBI should be weaponized to investigate Gaetz and Gabbard in order to &ldquo;send a message to China that the U.S. is serious about its national security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-61b1e3bf8e4b3b1197b16017d7157c83 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-61b1e3bf8e4b3b1197b16017d7157c83\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think either [Gabbard] or Matt Gaetz ought to have a confirmation hearing until they have both had full-field FBI investigations,&rdquo; Bolton said. &ldquo;And then I think the Chinese would say, &lsquo;Maybe they are serious.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With [Trump&rsquo;s] announcement of Tulsi Gabbard to be the director of national intelligence, he&rsquo;s sending a signal that we have lost our mind when it comes to collecting intelligence,&rdquo; Bolton said. Notably, China managed to fly several spy balloons over the United States under the Biden-Harris administration. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the Russian propaganda that she has espoused over the past period of time, I think [Gabbard] is a serious threat to our national security,&rdquo; Bolton said. <\/p>\n<p>Gaetz and Gabbard aren&rsquo;t strangers to deep-state corruption. Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/22\/rand-paul-presses-tsa-over-weaponization-of-terror-watchlists-to-spy-on-political-dissidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently found herself<\/a> on a Transportation Security Administration watchlist for enhanced surveillance, a whistleblower alleged. Gabbard was reportedly surveilled by federal air marshals on at least eight separate flights after she criticized President Joe Biden in a Fox News appearance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5a2245147578a08c876d972e6b92d159 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5a2245147578a08c876d972e6b92d159\"><\/div>\n<p>Gaetz was targeted by the deep state in 2021 after an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/26\/the-fbis-matt-gaetz-operation-sidelined-an-effective-republican-voice-at-a-crucial-time-that-was-the-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anonymously sourced<\/a> report from The New York Times accused him of potentially being a child sex trafficker. The story came after Gaetz helped defeat the Russia-collusion hoax perpetrated by radical leftists, criticized the media for their biased coverage of the Black Lives Matter riots, and highlighted the Justice Department&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rev.com\/blog\/transcripts\/marjorie-taylor-greene-matt-gaetz-press-conference-after-trying-to-see-january-6-prisoners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weaponized actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After 18 months of the propaganda press tarnishing Gaetz&rsquo;s reputation for allegedly being a pedophile, The Washington Post (in another anonymously sourced report) said prosecutors would not recommend charges for Gaetz.<\/p>\n<p>In simpler terms, the deep-state manufactured a damning story, let it ruminate in the public square for more than a year, and then announced no charges would be brought because there was no evidence. But as The Federalist&rsquo;s Editor-in-Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/26\/the-fbis-matt-gaetz-operation-sidelined-an-effective-republican-voice-at-a-crucial-time-that-was-the-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mollie Hemingway wrote<\/a>: &ldquo;Gaetz couldn&rsquo;t very well critique the Department of Justice for their political prosecutions if he was a pariah who everyone thought was a pedophile.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And now, Bolton wants the Biden-Harris administration to use its remaining weeks in power to sic the FBI on political dissidents all because they threaten to dismantle the intelligence state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-69fb648e5db7de10b2f68d523a45bceb fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-69fb648e5db7de10b2f68d523a45bceb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6c276d4dbe1a19c99aa101405ac36dde fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6c276d4dbe1a19c99aa101405ac36dde\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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